1 Kings 9:4

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You must serve me the same way your father David did. He was fair and sincere. And you must obey my laws and do all the things that I commanded you.

Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.

Genesis 20:5

Abraham himself told me, ‘This woman is my sister.’ And the woman also said, ‘This man is my brother.’ I am innocent. I did not know what I was doing.”

2 Samuel 22:22

Why? Because I obeyed the Lord! I did not sin against my God.

1 Kings 11:38

I will do these things for you if you will live right and obey all my commands. If you obey the laws and commands like David, then I will be with you. I will make your family a family of kings, like I did for David. I will give Israel to you.

1 Kings 11:4

When Solomon was old, his wives caused him to follow other gods. Solomon did not follow the Lord completely the way that his father David had done.

1 Kings 11:6

So Solomon did wrong before the Lord. Solomon did not follow the Lord completely the way his father David had done.

1 Kings 14:8

David’s family was ruling the kingdom of Israel. But I took the kingdom away from them and I gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands. He followed me with his whole heart. He did only the things that I accepted.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 3:14

I ask you to follow me and obey my laws and commands. Do this the way your father David did. If you do this, then I will also give you a long life.”

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed that he loved the Lord. He did this by obeying all the things his father David had told him to do. {But Solomon did something David did not tell him to do.} Solomon still used the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense. [14]

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You were very kind to your servant, my father David. He followed you. He was good and lived right. And you showed the greatest kindness to him when you allowed his son to rule on his throne {after him}.

1 Kings 6:12

“If you obey all my laws and commands, I will do the thing for you that I promised your father David.

1 Kings 8:25

Now, Lord, God of Israel, keep the other promises you made to your servant David, my father. You said, ‘David, your sons must carefully obey me, just like you did. If they do this, then you will always have someone from your family ruling the people of Israel.’

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.

2 Chronicles 17:4

Jehoshaphat looked for the God his ancestors {\cf2\super [206]} followed. He followed God’s commands. He did not live the same way the people of Israel lived.

Psalm 101:2

I will carefully live a pure life.\par I will live a pure life in my house.\par Lord, when will you come to me?\par

Psalm 128:1

All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par

Psalm 15:2

Only a person who lives a pure life,\par and does good things,\par and speaks truth from the heart\par \{can live on your mountain\}.\par

Psalm 26:1

Lord, judge me.\par Prove that I have lived a pure life.\par I never stopped trusting the Lord.\par

Psalm 26:11

But I am innocent.\par So, God, be kind to me and save me.\par

Psalm 78:72

And David led them with a pure heart.\par He led them very wisely.\par

Proverbs 10:9

A good, honest person is safe. But a crooked person who cheats will be caught.

Proverbs 20:7

A good person lives a good life. And his children will be blessed.

Proverbs 28:18

If a person is living right, then he will be safe. But if a person is evil, then he will lose his power.

Ezekiel 18:9

He obeys my laws. He thinks about my decisions and learns to be fair and dependable. He is a good person, so he will live.

Zechariah 3:7

The Lord All-Powerful said these things.\par “Live the way I tell you,\par and do all the things I say.\par And you will be in charge of my temple.\par You will take care of its courtyard.\par You will be free to go\par anywhere in my temple\par just like these angels standing here.\par

Luke 1:6

Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

Deuteronomy 28:1

“Now, if you will be careful to obey the Lord your God and follow all his commands that I tell you today, then the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations on earth.