1 Kings 9:4

1 Kings 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
• New International Version (NIV)“As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

Context of 1 Kings 9:4

2that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, 5then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’ 6“But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,

1 Kings 9:4 word by word

וְאַתָּ֞ה אִם־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנַ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָלַ֜ךְ דָּוִ֤ד אָבִ֙יךָ֙ בְּתָם־לֵבָ֣ב וּבְיֹ֔שֶׁר לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ חֻקַּ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Me as your fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• in integrityתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
• of heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁרyôsher · uprightnessH3476
• doingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• that I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• will keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• My statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:4

• 1 Kings 3:14If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days.”
• 1 Kings 8:25Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.’
• 1 Kings 11:4For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
• 1 Kings 14:8and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you--yet you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and who followed Me with all his heart, to do only that which was right in My sight;
• 1 Kings 15:5because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
• Genesis 17:1Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
• 2 Chronicles 7:17As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,
• Job 23:11My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
• Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• Proverbs 20:7A righteous man who walks in his integrity-- How blessed are his sons after him.
• Zechariah 3:7“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.
• Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.
• Proverbs 10:9He who walks in integrity walks securely, But he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See 1 Kings 3:14. Solomon‘s subsequent fall lends to these repeated warnings a special interest.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

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:4

• Blessing
• Government
• Probation
• Solomon
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chief
• Levy
• Solomon
• Integrity
• Kings, Books of
• Solomon's Servants
• descend, descendant

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