1 Kings 8:25

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Kings 8:25 - Amplified Bible

Therefore now, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father what You promised him when You said, There shall not fail you a man before Me to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have done.

1 Kings 8:25 - American Standard Version

Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

1 Kings 8:25 - Bible in Basic English

So now, O Lord, the God of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come true, when you said, You will never be without a man to take his place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel before me, if only your children give attention to their ways, walking before me as you have done.

1 Kings 8:25 - Darby Bible

And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy sons take heed to their way, to walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

1 Kings 8:25 - English Standard Version

Now therefore, O Lord, God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, "You shall not lack a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me."

1 Kings 8:25 - King James Version

1 Kings 8:25 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ahora pues, oh SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, cumple con tu siervo David mi padre lo que le prometiste, diciendo: "No te faltará quien se siente en el trono de Israel, con tal que tus hijos guarden su camino para andar delante de mì como tù has andado delante de mì."

1 Kings 8:25 - The Message

1 Kings 8:25 - New American Standard Bible

~"Now therefore, O LORD, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David my father that which You have promised him, saying, `You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way to walk before Me as you have walked.'

1 Kings 8:25 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Ahora pues, oh SEÑOR, Dios de Israel, cumple con Tu siervo David mi padre lo que le prometiste, diciendo: 'No te faltará quien se siente en el trono de Israel, con tal que tus hijos guarden su camino para andar delante de Mì como tù has andado delante de Mì.'

1 Kings 8:25 - World English Bible

Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.

1 Kings 8:25 - Young's Living Translation

`And now, Jehovah, God of Israel, keep for Thy servant David my father that which Thou spakest to him, saying, There is not cut off to thee a man from before Me, sitting on the throne of Israel -- only, if thy sons watch their way, to walk before Me as thou hast walked before Me.

1 Kings 8:25 - Additional Comments

Now Solomon, in his prayer, petitions God. In 8:25-26, Solomon simply asks God to fulfill what God had promised David He would do. Regardless, God would have done it, because what He says He will do (Numbers 23:19). But he is just acknowledging what God said he was going to do, and requesting that the time was now to fulfill it.

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