1 Kings 3:14

3:14 If you follow my instructions ¹  by obeying ²  my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, ³  then I will grant you long life.” ⁴ 

1 Kings 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ⁵  because they have ⁶  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ⁷  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁸ 

1 Kings 11:38

11:38 You must obey ⁹  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ¹⁰  do what I approve, ¹¹  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; ¹²  I will give you Israel.

[3:14]  ¹ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[3:14]  ² tn Or “keeping.”

[3:14]  ³ tn Heb “walked.”

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will lengthen your days.”

[11:33]  ⁵ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ⁶ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ⁸ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”

[11:38]  ⁹ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ¹¹ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ¹² tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”