I Kings 2:4
“That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Kings 2:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
that Jehovah may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
auf daß Jehova sein Wort aufrecht halte, das er über mich geredet hat, indem er sprach: Wenn deine Söhne auf ihren Weg achthaben, so daß sie vor mir wandeln in Wahrheit, mit ihrem ganzen Herzen und mit ihrer ganzen Seele, so soll es, sprach er, dir nicht an einem Manne fehlen auf dem Throne Israels.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Para que confirme Jehová la palabra que me habló, diciendo: Si tus hijos guardaren su camino, andando delante de mí con verdad, de todo su corazón, y de toda su alma, jamás, dice, faltará á ti varón del trono de Israel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Para que confirme o SENHOR a palavra que me falou, dizendo: Se teus filhos guardarem seu caminho, andando diante de mim com verdade, de todo seu coração, e de toda sua alma, jamais, disse, faltará a ti homem do trono de Israel.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
para que Yahweh cumpra a palavra que Ele falou acerca de mim, dizendo: 'Se teus filhos, cuidadosamente, observarem seus comportamentos, para andarem diante de Mim, fielmente, com todo o seu coração e com toda a sua alma, nunca cessarás de ter um homem no trono de Israel'.
📖 I Kings 2:4 in Context
2I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
3And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
4That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
5Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
6Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
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