becauseDaviddidwhatwas rightin the sightof the LORD,and had not turnedasidefrom anythingthat He commandedhim allthe daysof his life,exceptin the caseof Uriahthe Hittite.
and torethe kingdomawayfrom the houseof Davidand gaveit to you-- yet you have not beenlike My servantDavid,whokeptMy commandmentsand whofollowedMe with allhis heart,to doonlythat whichwas rightin My sight;
He walkedin allthe sinsof his fatherwhichhe had committedbeforehim; and his heartwas not whollydevotedto the LORDhis God,like the heartof his fatherDavid.
Now Solomonlovedthe LORD,walkingin the statutesof his fatherDavid,excepthe sacrificedand burnedincenseon the highplaces.
"As for you, ifyou will walkbeforeMe as your fatherDavidwalked,in integrityof heartand uprightness,doingaccording to allthat I have commandedyou [and] will keepMy statutesand My ordinances,
He didrightin the sightof the LORDand walkedin allthe wayof his fatherDavid,nordid he turnasideto the rightor to the left.
He didrightin the sightof the LORD,and walkedin the waysof his fatherDavidand did not turnasideto the rightor to the left.
I have not turnedasidefrom Your ordinances,For You Yourselfhave taughtme.
ThenI shall not be ashamedWhen I lookupon allYour commandments.
Be graciousto me, O God,according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatnessof Your compassionblotout my transgressions.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
"AfterHe had removedhim, He raisedup Davidto be their king,concerning whomHe alsotestifiedand said,I HAVE FOUNDDAVIDthe son of Jesse,A MANAFTERMY HEART,whowill doallMy will.'
"For David,after he had servedthe purposeof Godin his owngeneration,fell asleep,and was laidamonghis fathersand underwentdecay;
that his heartmay not be liftedup abovehis countrymenand that he may not turnasidefrom the commandment,to the rightor the left,sothat he and his sonsmay continuelongin his kingdomin the midstof Israel.
"Pleaseforgivethe transgressionof your maidservant;for the LORDwill certainlymakefor my lordan enduringhouse,becausemy lordis fightingthe battlesof the LORD,and evilwill not be foundin you allyour days.
