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I have followed the ways of the Lord ; I have not done evil by turning from my God.

"The ways of God are without fault; the Lord 's words are pure. He is a shield to those who trust him.

Who is God? Only the Lord . Who is the Rock? Only our God.

God is my protection. He makes my way free from fault.

"The Lord lives! May my Rock be praised! Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!

God gives me victory over my enemies and brings people under my rule.

These are the last words of David. This is the message of David son of Jesse. The man made great by the Most High God speaks. He is the appointed king of the God of Jacob; he is the sweet singer of Israel:

The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘Whoever rules fairly over people, who rules with respect for God,

"This is how God has cared for my family. God made a lasting agreement with me, right and sure in every way. He will accomplish my salvation and satisfy all my desires.

But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God give you a hundred times more people, and may my master the king live to see this happen. Why do you want to do this?"

My king, I give everything to you." Araunah also said to the king, "May the Lord your God be pleased with you."

But the king answered Araunah, "No, I will pay you for the land. I won't offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for one and one-fourth pounds of silver.

She answered, "My master, you made a promise to me in the name of the Lord your God. You said, ‘Your son Solomon will become king after me, and he will rule on my throne.'

I will do today what I have promised you in the name of the Lord , the God of Israel. I promised that your son Solomon would be king after me and rule on my throne in my place."

Benaiah son of Jehoiada answered the king, "Amen! This is what the Lord , the God of my master, has declared!

All the king's officers have come to tell King David that he has done a good thing. They are saying, ‘May your God make Solomon even more famous than you and an even greater king than you.'" Jonathan continued, "And King David bowed down on his bed to worship God,

saying, ‘Bless the Lord , the God of Israel. Today he has made one of my sons the king and allowed me to see it.'"

Obey the Lord your God. Follow him by obeying his demands, his commands, his laws, and his rules that are written in the teachings of Moses. If you do these things, you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.

Then King Solomon swore by the name of the Lord , saying, "May God punish me terribly if this doesn't cost Adonijah his life!

King Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, "I should kill you too, but I will allow you to go back to your fields in Anathoth. I will not kill you at this time, because you helped carry the Ark of the Lord God while marching with my father David. And I know you shared in all the hard times with him."