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

My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.

"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD, "Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

Great

Now therefore you shall tell my servant David this, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel.

Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

The LORD lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.

He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

Mercy

I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.

Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

GIMEL. Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.

According

That the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your 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 you,' he said, 'a man on the throne of Israel.'

As for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances;

because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

"Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly.

He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

That

Also thus said the king, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.'"