1 Kings 8:25
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him,.... That as he had…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Solomon’s prayer is, perhaps, generally for the fulfillment of all the promises made to David in connection with the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 8:22-53
Solomon having made a general surrender of this house to God, which God had signified his acceptance of by taking…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
so that thy children take heed In modern English -so that" = -if only," -provided that," is not common, but was so when…
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