1 Chronicles 28:7

I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

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Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.

In Context

6And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

8So now, before the eyes of all Israel, the people of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, keep and be true to the orders of the Lord your God; so that you may have this good land for yourselves and give it for a heritage to your children after you for ever.

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Cross References

1 Kings 2:2I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man;

1 Kings 6:12About this house which you are building: if you will keep my laws and give effect to my decisions and be guided by my rules, I will give effect to my word which I gave to David your father.

1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you will go on your way before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions;

1 Kings 11:9And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had twice come to him in a vision;

1 Chronicles 28:10Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

Psalms 132:12If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 28:2-11

David's Charge to the People. ( b. c. 1015.) 1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and… Read the whole commentary →

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