1 Kings 8:25

Contextual Overview

²²Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. ²² Shlomo stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Yisra'el, and spread forth his hands toward heaven; ²² And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: ²² Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven, ²² Then Solomon stood facing the Lord 's altar, and all the Israelites were standing behind him. He spread out his hands toward the sky ²² Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. ²²Then Solomon stood [in the courtyard] before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. ²² Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and he spread out his hands toward heaven. ²² Then Salomon stoode before the altar of the Lorde in the sight of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his handes towarde heauen, ²²Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Bible Verse Review
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keep with thy: 1 Kings 2:4, 2 Samuel 7:27-29, 1 Chronicles 17:23-27, Luke 1:68-72

There shall not: etc. Heb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight, Jeremiah 33:17-26

so that: Heb. only if

thy children: 1 Kings 2:4, 1 Kings 9:4-6, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 6:16, 2 Chronicles 6:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:1 - walk 1 Kings 6:12 - if thou wilt 2 Chronicles 7:17 - if thou wilt Psalms 116:9 - walk Psalms 132:11 - Of the fruit Isaiah 38:5 - God

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him,.... That as he had fulfilled one part of his promise respecting himself, his immediate successor, so that he would fulfil the other respecting his more remote offspring:

saying, there shall not fail thee a man in my sight, to sit on the throne of Israel; one of David's posterity to inherit his throne and kingdom, but with this proviso:

so that thy children takes heed to their way; in what way they walk, and how they walk in it:

that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me; meaning as David walked, see Psalms 132:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Solomon’s prayer is, perhaps, generally for the fulfillment of all the promises made to David in connection with the building of the temple. But there seems to be special allusion in this verse to the promise recorded in Psalms 132:14.