King James Version
1 Kings 3:14 in the King James Version says “And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will len...” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.”
1 Kings 3:14 · KJV
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. shall: or, hath not been
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“did walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“in my ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“to keep”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“my statutes”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
“and my commandments”
H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“did walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“as thy father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“then I will lengthen”
H748to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thy days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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