God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 9:6
6But if you and your descendants dare to turn away from me and do not keep my commands and laws that I gave to you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them,
1 Kings 9:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
- New International Version (NIV)“But if you or your descendants turn away from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)But if you turn aside from following me, you or your children, and do not keep my commandments and my statutes that I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them,
Context of 1 Kings 9:6
4“If you will be faithful to me as your father David was (with a sincere and upright heart), do everything I command, and keep my laws and rules, 5then I will establish your royal dynasty over Israel forever as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have an heir on the throne of Israel.’ But if you and your descendants dare to turn away from me and do not keep my commands and laws that I gave to you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them, 7then I will cut Israel out of the land I gave them. I will reject this temple that I declared holy for my name. Israel will be an example and an object of ridicule for all the people of the world. 8Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled. They will gasp and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
Read all of 1 Kings 91 Kings 9:6 word by word
אִם־שׁ֨וֹב תְּשֻׁב֜וּן אַתֶּ֤ם וּבְנֵיכֶם֙ מֵֽאַחֲרַ֔י וְלֹ֤א תִשְׁמְרוּ֙ מִצְוֹתַ֣י חֻקֹּתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- if ye shall at allשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
- from followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- me, ye or your childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- and will not keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- which I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you, but goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
- otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:6
- 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
- 2 Chronicles 7:19But if you and your descendants turn away from me and abandon my commands and laws that I gave you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them,
- 2 Chronicles 15:2Azariah went to Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all you men from Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you will dedicate your lives to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
- 1 Kings 11:4In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.
- Joshua 23:15“Every good word the Lord your God has promised you has come true for you. In the same way the Lord will bring about every evil curse until he has destroyed you from this good land that he has given you.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6At all turn - Rather, “If ye shall wholly turn from following Me.” (See 2 Chronicles 7:19.) The Israelites were not to be cut off, except for an entire defection.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The Lord responded to Solomon's prayer by explaining the covenant's conditions. Obedience would lead to prosperity and blessings, while disobedience could cause disaster, including the city's and temple's destruction and the people's exile (see Deuteronomy 28:36–37, 63–68). Although God's covenant was unchangeable, enjoying its blessings required faithfulness to its terms (Psalm 89:24–37).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Ki 9:1-9. God's Covenant in a Second Vision with Solomon. 1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house--This first verse is connected with 1Ki 9:11, all that is contained between 1Ki 9:2-10 being parenthetical.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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