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1 Kings 6:12 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 12
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:1 Kings 6:12 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:12 in context
10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- judgmentsmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- buildingbânâhto buildH1129 →
- statuteschuqqâh{an enactmentH2708 →
- executeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- performqûwmto riseH6965 →
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Here is, I. The word God sent to Solomon, when he was engaged in building the temple. God let him know that he took notice of what he was doing, the house he was now building, Kg1 6:12. None employ themselves for God without having his eye upon them.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-14