Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days.”

King James Version

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

Holman Bible

If you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commands just as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”

International Standard Version

If you will live life my way, keeping my statutes and my commands, just like your father David did, I'll also increase the length of your life."

A Conservative Version

And if thou will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David walked, then I will lengthen thy days.

American Standard Version

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

Amplified

If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and My commandments, as your father David did, then I will lengthen your days.”

Bible in Basic English

And if you go on in my ways, keeping my laws and my orders as your father David did, I will give you a long life.

Darby Translation

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will prolong thy days.

Julia Smith Translation

And if thou wilt go in my way to watch my law and my commands, as David thy father went, I prolonged thy days.

King James 2000

And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk, then I will lengthen your days.

Lexham Expanded Bible

If you will walk in my ways by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David your father walked, then I will lengthen your days."

Modern King James verseion

And if you will walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep mine ordinances and commandments as David thy father did walk, I will lengthen thy days also."

NET Bible

If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life."

New Heart English Bible

If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."

The Emphasized Bible

And, if thou wilt walk in my ways, by keeping my statutes, and my commandments, as, David thy father, walked, then will I lengthen out thy days.

Webster

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

World English Bible

If you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your days."

Youngs Literal Translation

and if thou dost walk in My ways to keep My statutes, and My commands, as David thy father walked, then I have prolonged thy days.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And if thou wilt walk
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

in my ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

to keep
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

and my commandments
מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

then I will lengthen
ארך 
'arak 
Usage: 34

References

Context Readings

Solomon Requests Wisdom From God

13 I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days. 14 If you walk in My ways, keeping My statutes and commandments, as your father David walked, then I will prolong your days.” 15 Then Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and made peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.



Cross References

Psalm 91:16

“With a long life I will satisfy him
And let him see My salvation.”

Proverbs 3:2

For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

1 Kings 3:6

Then Solomon said, “You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

1 Kings 15:5

because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

Proverbs 3:16

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

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 25:15

You shall have a full and just weight; you shall have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.

1 Kings 2:3-4

Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn,

1 Kings 3:3

Now Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of his father David, except he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

1 Kings 9:4-5

As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

1 Chronicles 22:12-13

Only the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 7:17-19

As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,

2 Chronicles 17:3-4

The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals,

2 Chronicles 29:2

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.

2 Chronicles 34:2

He did right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of his father David and did not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Psalm 21:4

He asked life of You,
You gave it to him,
Length of days forever and ever.

Psalm 132:12

“If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I will teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.”

Zechariah 3:7

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If you will walk in My ways and if you will perform My service, then you will also govern My house and also have charge of My courts, and I will grant you free access among these who are standing here.

Acts 13:22

After He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, concerning whom He also testified and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’

1 Timothy 4:8

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

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