I will establishhis kingdomforeverifhe resolutelyperformsMy commandmentsand My ordinances,as is done now.'
For whenSolomonwas old,his wivesturnedhis heartawayafterothergods;and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,as the heartof Davidhis father[had been].
"Ifyou walkin My ways,keepingMy statutesand commandments,as your fatherDavidwalked,then I will prolongyour days."
"Let your hearttherefore be whollydevotedto the LORDour God,to walkin His statutesand to keepHis commandments,as at thisday."
"Thenyou will prosper,ifyou are carefulto observethe statutesand the ordinanceswhichthe LORDcommandedMosesconcerningIsrael.Be strongand courageous,do not fearnorbe dismayed.
"Considernow,for the LORDhas chosenyou to builda housefor the sanctuary;be courageousand act."
"So now,in the sightof allIsrael,the assemblyof the LORD,and in the hearingof our God,observeand seekafterallthe commandmentsof the LORDyour Godsothat you may possessthe goodlandand bequeath[it] to your sonsafteryou forever.
"Ifyour sonswill keepMy covenantAnd My testimonywhichI will teachthem, Their sonsalsoshall situpon your throneforever."
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
