1 Kings 6:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you obey my commands and do what I say, I will keep the promise I made to your father David. I will live among my people Israel in this temple you are building, and I will not desert them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:5

to go to David and give him this message: David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me?

1 Kings 3:14

If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I'll let you live a long time.

1 Kings 6:11

The LORD told Solomon:

1 Kings 8:25

LORD God of Israel, you promised my father that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did.

1 Chronicles 22:10

Solomon will build my temple. He will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him. In fact, one of his descendants will always rule in Israel.”

1 Chronicles 28:9

Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you for ever.

Psalm 132:12

If they keep our agreement and follow my teachings, then someone in your family will rule for ever.”

Jeremiah 7:5

I will keep you safe only if you change your ways. Be fair and honest with each other.

Zechariah 3:7

If you truly obey me, I will put you in charge of my temple, including the courtyard around it, and you will be allowed to speak at any time with the angels standing beside me.

Colossians 1:23

But you must stay deeply rooted and firm in your faith. You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth, and I myself have become a servant of this message.