1 Kings 9:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:”
צָוָה
To command, to charge, to appoint. Tsavah. He will command His angels concerning you. God gives specific instructions to His angels about your protection.
לֵבָב
heart
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לֵבָב
Heart, inner man. Lebab. Unite my heart to fear Your name. The undivided heart wholly focused on God is the heart He can use most powerfully.
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שָׁמַר
you will keep
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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דָּוִד
David
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דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
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חֹק
statutes/ my
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חֹק
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
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הָלַךְ
he walked
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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