1 Kings 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

That the lord

Jude 1:20

His word

With all their heart

Fail, etc

General references

Genesis 5:22

Bible References

That the lord

For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.”

“If you listen to and are careful to keep these ordinances, the Lord your God will keep His covenant loyalty with you, as He swore to your fathers.

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love.

But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit,

His word

ever since the day I ordered judges to be over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies.

“‘The Lord declares to you: The Lord Himself will make a house for you.

When your time comes to be with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who is one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon,

and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.

And out of all my sons—for the Lord has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the Lord’s kingdom over Israel.

I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.

The Lord swore an oath to David,
a promise He will not abandon:
“I will set one of your descendants
on your throne.

With all their heart

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you except to fear the Lord your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, and to worship the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul?

“If you carefully obey my commands I am giving you today, to love the Lord your God and worship Him with all your heart and all your soul,

He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Fail, etc

Therefore, Lord God of Israel,
keep what You promised
to Your servant, my father David:
You will never fail to have a man
to sit before Me on the throne of Israel,
if only your sons guard their walk before Me
as you have walked before Me.

When your time comes and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.

For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.

I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

General references

And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters.