1 Kings 3:14

New International Reader's Version

Live the way I want you to. Obey my laws and commands, just as your father David did. Then I will let you live for a long time.”

Cross References

1 Kings 11:34

“ ‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand. I have made him ruler all the days of his life. I have done it because of my servant David. I chose him, and he obeyed my commands and rules.

1 Kings 15:5

David had done what was right in the sight of the Lord. He had kept all the Lord’s commands. He had obeyed them all the days of his life. But he hadn’t obeyed the Lord in the case of Uriah, the Hittite.

1 Kings 3:3

Solomon showed his love for the Lord. He did it by obeying the laws his father David had taught him. But Solomon offered sacrifices at the high places. He also burned incense there.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You have been very kind to my father David, your servant. That’s because he was faithful to you. He did what was right. His heart was honest. And you have continued to be very kind to him. You have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.

1 Chronicles 28:7

I will make his kingdom secure. It will last forever. That will happen if he continues to obey my commands and laws. He must continue to obey them, just as he is doing now.’

1 Chronicles 28:9

“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

2 Chronicles 29:2

Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as King David had done.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He lived the way King David had lived. He didn’t turn away from it to the right or the left.

Psalm 132:12

If your sons keep my covenant and the laws I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever.”

Psalm 21:4

He asked you for life, and you gave it to him. You promised him days that would never end.

Psalm 21:5

His glory is great because you helped him win his battles. You have honored him with glory and majesty.

Psalm 91:16

I will give him a long and full life. I will save him.”

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 3:2

They will help you live for many years. They will bring you peace and success.

Zechariah 3:7

“The Lord who rules over all says, ‘You must obey me. You must do what I have commanded. Then you will rule in my temple. You will be in charge of my courtyards. And I will give you a place among these who are standing here.

Acts 13:22

God removed him and made David their king. Here is God’s witness about him. ‘David, son of Jesse, is a man dear to my heart,’ he said. ‘David will do everything I want him to do.’

Deuteronomy 25:15

You must use weights and measures that are honest and exact. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:16

“Honor your father and mother, just as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live a long time in the land he is giving you. And things will go well with you there.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Live exactly as the Lord your God has commanded you to live. Then you will enjoy life in the land you will soon own. Things will go well with you there. You will live there for a long time.

1 Timothy 4:8

Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.