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If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise he made to me. He told me, ‘If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

That the Lord may continue his word: The original promise given to David indirectly through Nathan (2 Samuel 7:11–17), though ap…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning
me
his word of promise …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David's charge to Solomon is to keep the charge of the Lord. The authority of a dying father is significant, but it is nothing compared to that of …