1 Kings 2:3

2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you¹ by following his instructions² and obeying³ his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,⁴

1 Kings 3:11

3:11 God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,⁵

1 Kings 6:12

6:12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow⁶ my rules, observe⁷ my regulations, and obey all my commandments,⁸ I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.⁹

1 Kings 10:9

10:9 May the Lord your God be praised because he favored¹⁰ you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”¹¹

1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him¹² because they have¹³ abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions¹⁴ by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did.¹⁵

¹tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”

²tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”

³tn Or “keeping.”

⁴tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”

⁵tn Heb “because you asked for this thing, and did not ask for yourself many days and did not ask for yourself riches and did not ask for the life of your enemies, but you asked for yourself understanding to hear judgment.”

⁹tn Heb “walk in.”

¹⁰tn Heb “do.”

¹¹tn Heb “and keep all my commandments by walking in them.”

¹²tn Heb “I will establish my word with you which I spoke to David your father.”

¹³tn Or “delighted in.”

¹⁴tn Heb “to do justice and righteousness.”

¹⁷tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁸tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

¹⁹tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

²⁰tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”