1 Kings 9:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If you do, I will make sure that your family will always rule Israel, just as I promised your father David when I told him that Israel would always be ruled by one of his descendants.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:4

And if you obey the Lord, he will keep his promise about me. He said, ‘If your sons carefully live the way I tell them, sincerely, with all their heart, the king of Israel will always be a man from your family.’”

1 Kings 6:12

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

2 Samuel 7:16

Your family of kings will continue—you can depend on that! For you, your kingdom will continue forever! Your throne will stand forever!’”

2 Samuel 7:12

“‘When your life is finished, you will die and be buried with your ancestors. But then I will make one of your own children become the king.

1 Kings 8:20

“So the Lord has kept his promises. I am the king now in place of my father David. I rule the people of Israel as the Lord promised. And I have built the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Kings 8:15

He prayed this long prayer to the Lord: “The Lord, the God of Israel, is great. He has done what he promised my father David. He told my father,