1 Kings 6:12

New International Reader's Version

“You are now building this temple. Follow my orders. Keep my rules. Obey all my commands. Then I will make the promise I gave your father David come true. I will do it through you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him, ‘The Lord says, “Are you the one to build me a house to live in?

1 Kings 11:10

He had commanded Solomon not to worship other gods. But Solomon didn’t obey the Lord.

1 Kings 3:14

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.”

1 Kings 6:11

A message came to Solomon from the Lord. The Lord said,

1 Kings 8:25

“Lord, you are the God of Israel. Keep the promises you made to my father David. Do it for him. He was your servant. Here is what you said to him. ‘A son from your family line will sit before me on the throne of Israel. This will always be true if your children after you are careful in everything they do. They must live in my sight faithfully the way you have lived.’

1 Chronicles 22:10

He will build a house for my Name. He will be my son. And I will be his father. I will make his kingdom secure over Israel. It will last forever.’

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.

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.”

Jeremiah 7:5

You must really change the way you live and act. Treat one another fairly.

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.

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.