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 was faithful in all my house.

Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah, Shalt thou build me an house for my resting?

Great

And now thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from quiet, from after the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

And Nathan will say to David, Thou the man. Thus said Jehovah the God of Israel, I anointed thee for king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul;

Jehovah living; and praised my rock: And God shall be lifted up, the rock of my salvation.

And riches and honor from before thee, and thou ruling over all, and in thy hand power and strength, and in thy hand to magnify and to strengthen to all.

And he will choose in David his servant, and he will take him from the folds of sheep.

Mercy

And I trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation. I will sing to Jehovah for he benefited me.

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest; for Jehovah benefited to thee.

Benefit to thy servant, I shall live and watch thy word.

Therefore I thought necessary to beseech the brethren that they go before to you, and prepare beforehand your praise, having been proclaimed beforehand, this same to be prepared, so as praise, and not as covetousness.

According

So that Jehovah shall raise up his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy sons shall watch their way to go before me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man from the throne of Israel.

And thou, if thou shalt go before me as David thy father went with integrity of heart and in uprightness to do according to all that I commanded thee, my law and my judgment thou shalt watch:

Because David did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, and turned not aside from all which he commanded all the days of his life, only in the word of Uriah the Hittite.

O Jehovah, remember now how I went before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and I did the good in thine eyes. And Hezekiah will weep a great weeping.

He going blameless, and working justice, and speaking truth in his heart.

Jehovah will recompense me according to my justice, according to the cleanness of my hands he will turn back to me.

That

And also thus will the king say, Blessed Jehovah the God of Israel who gave this day him sitting upon my throne, and mine eyes seeing.