1 Kings 3:14
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14 And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”
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Proverbs 3:2
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2 If you do this, you will live many years,
and your life will be satisfying.
Psalm 91:16
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16 I will reward them with a long life
and give them my salvation.”
Zechariah 3:7
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7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: If you follow my ways and carefully serve me, then you will be given authority over my Temple and its courtyards. I will let you walk among these others standing here.
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1 Kings 15:5
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5 For David had done what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and had obeyed the Lord’s commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.
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Proverbs 3:16
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16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.
2 Chronicles 34:2
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2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
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2 Chronicles 17:3-4
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years[a] and did not worship the images of Baal. 4 He sought his father’s God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.
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- 17:3 Some Hebrew manuscripts read the example of his father, David.
2 Chronicles 7:17-19
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17 “As for you, if you faithfully follow me as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, 18 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’
19 “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the decrees and commands I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,
1 Kings 9:4-5
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4 “As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations, 5 then I will establish the throne of your dynasty over Israel forever. For I made this promise to your father, David: ‘One of your descendants will always sit on the throne of Israel.’
1 Kings 3:6
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6 Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.
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1 Kings 2:3-4
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3 Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go. 4 If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’
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Acts 13:22
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22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’[a]
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Psalm 132:12
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12 If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant
and the laws that I teach them,
then your royal line
will continue forever and ever.”
Psalm 21:4
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4 He asked you to preserve his life,
and you granted his request.
The days of his life stretch on forever.
1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
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1 Chronicles 22:12-13
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12 And may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, that you may obey the Law of the Lord your God as you rule over Israel. 13 For you will be successful if you carefully obey the decrees and regulations that the Lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
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1 Kings 3:3
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3 Solomon loved the Lord and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship.
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Deuteronomy 25:15
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15 Yes, always use honest weights and measures, so that you may enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 5:16
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16 “Honor your father and mother, as the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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1 Timothy 4:8
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8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
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2 Chronicles 29:2
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2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his ancestor David had done.
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