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 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee in all thy 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 And when Solomon awoke, he beheld it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings and made a banquet for all his slaves.

Cross References

Psalm 91:16

With long life I will satisfy him and show him my saving health.

Proverbs 3:2

For they shall add length of days and long life and peace unto thee.

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said, Thou hast shown unto thy slave David, my father, great mercy, according to the way he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great mercy that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

1 Kings 15:5

Because David had done that which was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from any thing that he had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah, the Hittite.

Proverbs 3:16

Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand riches and honour.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God has commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God gives thee.

Deuteronomy 25:15

But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have, that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God gives thee.

1 Kings 2:3-4

Keep the charge of the LORD thy God, walking in his ways, keeping his statutes and his commandments and his rights and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou may have understanding in all that thou doest and in everything that thou dost undertake,

1 Kings 3:3

And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David, his father; only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

1 Kings 9:4-5

And if thou wilt walk before me as David, thy father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, keeping my statutes and my rights,

1 Chronicles 22:12-13

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee commandments for Israel, and that thou keep the law of the LORD thy God.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

2 Chronicles 7:17-19

And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee and keep my statutes and my rights,

2 Chronicles 17:3-4

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and sought not unto the Baalim

2 Chronicles 29:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David, his father, had done.

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of David, his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

Psalm 21:4

He asked life of thee, and thou didst give him length of days for ever and ever.

Psalm 132:12

If thy sons will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their sons shall also sit upon thy throne for ever.

Zechariah 3:7

Thus saith the LORD of the hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also govern my house and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place among these that are here.

Acts 13:22

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king, to whom also he gave testimony, saying, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfil all my will.

1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

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