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

I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household; and that they may remain in the righteous and just way of Jehovah. Jehovah will bring to Abraham what he told him.

If you listen to these rules and faithfully obey them, Jehovah your God will keep his covenant with you and be merciful to you, as he swore to your fathers.

You my son Solomon, learn to know your father's God. Serve Jehovah wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought we have. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. On the other hand if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

I love you just as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love.

You, beloved, build yourself up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

His word

when I let judges rule my people. I have kept your enemies from attacking you. Now I promise that you and your descendants will be kings.

When your days are over and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you. It will be one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

You will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon (peace), and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

Of all my sons, for Jehovah has given me many sons, he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of Jehovah's kingdom to rule Israel.

I will make his descendants endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.

Jehovah swore an oath to David: This is a truth he will not take back: I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.

With all their heart

You must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with your entire mind and with all your strength.

Now, O Israel, what does Jehovah your God require from you? You are to respect Jehovah your God. Walk in all his ways and love him! Serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your being.

If you faithfully obey my commandments that I give you today, love Jehovah your God, and serve him with all your heart and with all your being,

Jesus told him: You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart (Greek: kardia: feelings, emotions), and with all your being, and with your entire mind (Greek: dianoia: understanding). (Deuteronomy 6:5)

Fail, etc

Jehovah, God of Israel, I pray that you will also keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided they obeyed you as carefully as he did.

I will choose one of your sons to be king when you reach the end of your life and are buried in the tomb of your ancestors. I will make him a strong ruler.

For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who wait for Jehovah will inherit the land.

I will gather all nations to battle against Jerusalem! The city will be defeated. The houses will be plundered and the women raped! Half of the city will be taken into captivity. The remainder of the people will not be removed from the city.

General references

After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and had other sons and daughters.