1 Kings 3:14

Good News Translation

And if you obey me and keep my laws and commands, as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”

Cross References

1 Kings 11:34

But I will not take the whole kingdom away from Solomon, and I will keep him in power as long as he lives. This I will do for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who obeyed my laws and commands.

1 Kings 15:5

The Lord did this because David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon loved the Lord and followed the instructions of his father David, but he also slaughtered animals and offered them as sacrifices on various altars.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You always showed great love for my father David, your servant, and he was good, loyal, and honest in his relation with you. And you have continued to show him your great and constant love by giving him a son who today rules in his place.

1 Chronicles 28:7

I will make his kingdom last forever if he continues to obey carefully all my laws and commands as he does now.’

1 Chronicles 28:9

And to Solomon he said, “My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

2 Chronicles 29:2

Following the example of his ancestor King David, he did what was pleasing to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did what was pleasing to the Lord; he followed the example of his ancestor King David, strictly obeying all the laws of God.

Psalm 132:12

If your sons are true to my covenant and to the commands I give them, their sons, also, will succeed you for all time as kings.”

Psalm 21:4

He asked for life, and you gave it, a long and lasting life.

Psalm 21:5

His glory is great because of your help; you have given him fame and majesty.

Psalm 91:16

I will reward them with long life; I will save them.”

Proverbs 3:16

Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor.

Proverbs 3:2

My teaching will give you a long and prosperous life.

Zechariah 3:7

the Lord Almighty had said: “If you obey my laws and perform the duties I have assigned you, then you will continue to be in charge of my Temple and its courts, and I will hear your prayers, just as I hear the prayers of the angels who are in my presence.

Acts 13:22

After removing him, God made David their king. This is what God said about him: ‘I have found that David son of Jesse is the kind of man I like, a man who will do all I want him to do.’

Deuteronomy 25:15

Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:16

“‘Respect your father and your mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Obey them all, so that everything will go well with you and so that you will continue to live in the land that you are going to occupy.

1 Timothy 4:8

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.