Deuteronomy 11:13 - Easy To Read Version {“The Lord says,} ‘You must listen carefully to the commands I give you today: You must love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul. If you do that, then Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you will diligently heed My commandments which I command you this day–to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being– American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love Jehovah your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, Common English Bible Now, if you completely obey God’s commandments that I am giving you right now, by loving the LORD your God and by serving him with all your heart and all your being, Catholic Public Domain Version So then, if you obey my commandments, which I am instructing to you this day, so that you love the Lord your God, and serve him with your whole heart and your whole soul, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If then you obey my commandments, which I command you this day, that you love the Lord your God, and serve him with all your heart, and with all your soul: |
Solomon showed that he loved the Lord. He did this by obeying all the things his father David had told him to do. {But Solomon did something David did not tell him to do.} Solomon still used the high places to offer sacrifices and to burn incense. [14]
People who obey the Lord’s Agreement {\cf2\super [586]} \par are happy.\par They obey the Lord with all their heart.\par
Lord, you gave us your commands.\par And you told us to obey those commands completely.\par
But you must be careful to obey me.” This message is from the Lord. “You must not bring a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath. You must make the Sabbath day a holy day. You will do this by not doing any work on that day.
I will bless the sheep and the places around my hill (Jerusalem). I will cause the rains to fall at the right time. They will shower them with blessings.
If you do those things, then I will give you rains at the time they should come. The land will grow crops and the trees of the field will grow their fruit.
“Now, people of Israel, listen! What does the Lord your God really want from you? The Lord wants you to respect him and do what he says. God wants you to love him and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
“So you must love the Lord your God. You must do the things he tells you to do. You must always obey his laws, rules, and commands.
“Be careful to obey every command I have told you to follow: Love the Lord your God, follow all his ways, and be faithful to him.
“So you must obey every command I tell you today. Then you will be strong. And you will be able to go across the Jordan River and take the land that you are ready to enter.
“Now, if you will be careful to obey the Lord your God and follow all his commands that I tell you today, then the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations on earth.
But there in these other lands you will look for the Lord your God. And if you look for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
You must be sure to obey the commands of the Lord your God. You must follow all the teachings and laws he has given you.
“If you listen to these laws, and if you are careful to obey them, then the Lord your God will keep his Agreement of love with you. He promised this to your ancestors. [45]