1 Kings 3:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Thy servant

Numbers 12:7

2 Samuel 7:5

Great

Psalm 78:70

Mercy

According

That

1 Kings 1:48

Bible References

Thy servant

Not so my servant Moses: he is faithful in all my house.

Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Great

And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,

and riches and glory are of thee, and thou rulest over everything; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make all great and strong.

And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Mercy

I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath dealt bountifully with me.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant and I shall live; and I will keep thy word.

I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.

According

that Jehovah may confirm his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons 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 upon the throne of Israel.

And as for thee, 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, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

because David did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah, and turned not aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Urijah the Hittite.

Ah! Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

That

And also thus said the king: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.