1 Kings 2:3
2:3 Do the job the
Lord your God has assigned you
by following his instructions
and obeying
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,
1 Kings 6:12
6:12 “As for this temple you are building, if you follow
my rules, observe
my regulations, and obey all my commandments,
I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
1 Kings 9:6
9:6 “But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,
1 Kings 11:11
11:11 So the
Lord said to Solomon, “Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you,
I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
1 Kings 11:33-34
11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him
because they have
abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions
by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did.
11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand. I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules.