1 Kings 3:6 “Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant,…”

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

World English Bible

Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, because he walked before you in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

American Standard Version

And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteousnesse, and in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.

Darby Translation

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewn unto thy servant David my father great loving-kindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great loving-kindness, that thou hast given him a son who sits upon his throne, as it is this day.

Young's Literal Translation

And Solomon saith, 'Thou hast done with Thy servant David my father great kindness, as he walked before Thee in truth and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee, and Thou dost keep for him this great kindness, and dost give to him a son sitting on his throne, as [at] this day.

Bible in Basic English

And Solomon said, Great was your mercy to David my father, as his life before you was true and upright and his heart was true to you; and you have kept for him this greatest mercy, a son to take his place this day.

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Cross references

“thy servant”

Numbers 12:7 2 Samuel 7:5

Numbers 12:7 · BSB

But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.

2 Samuel 7:5 · BSB

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

“great”

2 Samuel 7:8–12 1 Chronicles 29:12–14 2 Samuel 22:47–51 Psalm 78:70–72 2 Samuel 12:7 2 Samuel 12:8

2 Samuel 7:8–12 · BSB

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:12–14 · BSB

Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

2 Samuel 22:47–51 · BSB

The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

Psalm 78:70–72 · BSB

He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;

2 Samuel 12:7 · BSB

Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 12:8 · BSB

I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

“mercy”

2 Corinthians 9:11 Psalm 116:7 Psalm 119:17 2 Corinthians 9:5 Psalm 13:6

2 Corinthians 9:11 · BSB

You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.

Psalm 116:7 · BSB

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

Psalm 119:17 · BSB

Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.

2 Corinthians 9:5 · BSB

So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

Psalm 13:6 · BSB

I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.

“according”

1 Kings 9:4 1 Kings 2:4 2 Kings 20:3 Psalm 15:2 1 Kings 15:5 Psalm 18:20–24

1 Kings 9:4 · BSB

And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

1 Kings 2:4 · BSB

and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

2 Kings 20:3 · BSB

“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Psalm 15:2 · BSB

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

1 Kings 15:5 · BSB

For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

Psalm 18:20–24 · BSB

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

“that”

1 Kings 1:48

1 Kings 1:48 · BSB

saying, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel! Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”

7And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

Read 1 Kings 3