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1 Kings 9:3-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
1 Kings 9:3-5
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
3 The Lord said to him:
I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put[a] my name there for ever;(A) my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.(B)
4 As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and in what is right, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances,(C) 5 I will establish your royal throne over Israel for ever, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.(D)
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1 Kings 9:3-5
New International Version
1 Kings 9:3-5
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3 The Lord said to him:
“I have heard(A) the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name(B) there forever. My eyes(C) and my heart will always be there.
4 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart(D) and uprightness, as David(E) your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,(F) 5 I will establish(G) your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail(H) to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
1 Kings 9:3-5
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1 Kings 9:3-5
New King James Version
3 And the Lord said to him: (A)“I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built (B)to put My name there forever, (C)and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. 4 Now if you (D)walk before Me (E)as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you (F)keep My statutes and My judgments, 5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, (G)as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
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1 Kings 9:3-5
English Standard Version
1 Kings 9:3-5
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3 And the Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your plea, which you have made before me. I have consecrated this house that you have built, (A)by putting my name there forever. (B)My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. 4 And as for you, if you will (C)walk before me, (D)as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules, 5 (E)then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
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