1 Kings 3:3
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3 Solomon (A)loved the Lord, (B)walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places.
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1 Corinthians 8:3
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3 But if anyone loves God, (A)he is known by God.[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 8:3 Greek him
Psalm 31:23
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23 Love the Lord, all you his (A)saints!
The Lord preserves the faithful
but abundantly (B)repays the one who acts in pride.
Deuteronomy 30:16
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16 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God[a] that I command you today, (A)by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules,[b] then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
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- Deuteronomy 30:16 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God
- Deuteronomy 30:16 Or his just decrees
Deuteronomy 6:5
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5 You (A)shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
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1 Kings 3:14
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14 And if you will walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and my commandments, (A)as your father David walked, then (B)I will lengthen your days.”
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1 Kings 3:6
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6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because (A)he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and (B)have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.
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Deuteronomy 30:20
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20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice (A)and holding fast to him, for (B)he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in (C)the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
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Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 And (A)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, (B)so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
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Deuteronomy 10:12
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Circumcise Your Heart
12 “And now, Israel, (A)what does the Lord your God require of you, but (B)to fear the Lord your God, (C)to walk in all his ways, (D)to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
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1 John 5:2-3
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2 (A)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For (B)this is the love of God, that we (C)keep his commandments. And (D)his commandments are not burdensome.
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1 John 4:19-20
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19 (A)We love because he first loved us. 20 (B)If anyone says, “I love God,” and (C)hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot[a] love God (D)whom he has not seen.
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- 1 John 4:20 Some manuscripts how can he
James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?
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James 1:12
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12 (A)Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive (B)the crown of life, (C)which God has promised to those who love him.
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Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (A)for good,[a] for (B)those who are called according to his purpose.
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- Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
John 14:15
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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 (A)“If you love me, you will (B)keep my commandments.
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Mark 12:29-30
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29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, (A)‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, (B)the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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Matthew 22:37
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37 And he said to him, (A)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
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2 Chronicles 17:3-5
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3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, 4 but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, (A)and not according to the practices of Israel. 5 Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah (B)brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, (C)and he had great riches and honor.
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1 Chronicles 28:8-9
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8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.
David's Charge to Solomon
9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a (A)whole heart and with a willing mind, (B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. (C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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2 Kings 18:22
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22 But if you say to me, “We trust in the Lord our God,” is it not he (A)whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem”?
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2 Kings 18:4
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4 (A)He removed the high places and broke the (B)pillars and cut down (C)the Asherah. And he broke in pieces (D)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan).[a]
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- 2 Kings 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for both bronze and serpent
2 Kings 15:35
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35 (A)Nevertheless, the high places were not removed. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. He built (B)the upper gate of the house of the Lord.
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2 Kings 15:4
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4 (A)Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places.
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