1 Kings 3:14
3:14 If you follow my instructions
by obeying
my rules and regulations, just as your father David did,
then I will grant you long life.”
1 Kings 8:25
8:25 Now, O
Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel,
provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’
1 Kings 11:4
11:4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance to
other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the
Lord his God, as his father David had been.
1 Kings 11:6
11:6 Solomon did evil in the
Lord’s sight;
he did not remain loyal to
the
Lord, like his father David had.
1 Kings 11:38
11:38 You must obey
all I command you to do, follow my instructions,
do what I approve,
and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David;
I will give you Israel.
1 Kings 14:8
14:8 I tore the kingdom away from the Davidic dynasty and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me wholeheartedly by doing only what I approve.
1 Kings 15:5
15:5 He did this
because David had done what he approved
and had not disregarded any of his commandments
his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.
Genesis 17:1
The Sign of the Covenant
17:1 When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
The Covenant Blessings
28:1 “If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.
28:2 All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God:
Deuteronomy 7:17-18
7:17 If you think, “These nations are more numerous than I – how can I dispossess them?”
7:18 you must not fear them. You must carefully recall
what the
Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,
Job 23:11-12
23:11 My feet have followed his steps closely;
I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
23:12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
Psalms 15:2
15:2 Whoever lives a blameless life,
does what is right,
and speaks honestly.
Psalms 26:1
Psalm 26
By David.
26:1 Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have integrity,
and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
Psalms 26:11
26:11 But I have integrity!
Rescue me and have mercy on me!
Proverbs 20:7
20:7 The righteous person behaves in integrity;
blessed are his children after him.
Zechariah 3:7
3:7 “The
Lord who rules over all says, ‘If you live
and work according to my requirements, you will be able to preside over my temple
and attend to my courtyards, and I will allow you to come and go among these others who are standing by you.
Luke 1:6
1:6 They
were both righteous in the sight of God, following
all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
Luke 1:1
Explanatory Preface
1:1 Now many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,
Luke 4:1-2
The Temptation of Jesus
4:1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
4:2 where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.