1 Kings 3:14
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
Cross-reference
In 1 Kings 3:3, Solomon is described as walking in God's statutes — the very obedience God now promises to reward with long life.
In 1 Kings 2:3, David charges Solomon to walk in God's ways — the same condition God now uses for long life.
In 1 Kings 2:4, David recalls the dynastic promise tied to obedience — here God personally extends that conditional promise to Solomon.
In 1 Kings 9:4, God repeats the same walking condition, reinforcing the promise of an established throne rather than long life.
In 1 Kings 9:5, God repeats the conditional promise to Solomon — this time about establishing his throne — reinforcing the covenant requirement of obedience.
In 1 Kings 15:5, David's overall obedience (except Uriah) is affirmed, confirming why he is the model for Solomon in the main verse.
1 Kings 6:12 uses the same conditional wording—'if you walk in my statutes'—linking temple building to the same covenant promise.
1 Kings 11:33 contrasts Solomon's disobedience—he forsook God and did not walk as David did—showing the condition broken.
1 Kings 11:38 repeats the same conditional promise to Jeroboam, with identical phrasing about walking in God's ways and building a sure house.
1 Kings 14:8 rebukes Jeroboam for not following David's example of keeping commandments, directly contrasting the condition from 3:14.
1 Kings 15:3 shows Abijam failing to walk as David did, violating the very condition that promised long life in 3:14.
In 2 Chronicles 7:17-19, God later reiterates the same walking condition, linking it to the dynastic throne promise.
Proverbs 3:16 personifies wisdom holding long life in her hand, reinforcing the theme that obedience brings extended days.
In 2 Chronicles 17:3, Jehoshaphat 'walked in the earlier ways of his father David' — directly echoing the standard set for Solomon.
Psalm 91:16 also promises long life as a reward for those who love God, echoing the same conditional blessing.
In 2 Chronicles 29:2, Hezekiah is said to do right 'according to all that David did' — following the same pattern of faithfulness.
In 2 Chronicles 34:2, Josiah 'walked in the ways of David his father' — a verbatim echo of the condition for Solomon's blessing.
In 1 Chronicles 28:9, David urges wholehearted service—the internal disposition underpinning the obedience God requires here.
In 1 Chronicles 22:13, David tells Solomon prosperity comes from keeping statutes — the same condition God now links to lengthened days.
In Acts 13:22, God testifies that David was 'a man after my heart' — revealing why David is held up as the example of obedience.
In Psalm 132:12, the Davidic covenant condition is that sons keep God's covenant — echoing the condition here for personal long life.
Proverbs 3:2 promises length of days and peace to those who keep wisdom's teaching, paralleling the long-life reward for obedience.
2 Kings 18:3 shows Hezekiah walking in David's ways, fulfilling the condition for prolonged days that God gave Solomon here.
In Zechariah 3:7, God uses the same 'walk in my ways' language for the high priest, showing this conditional blessing extends beyond kings.
1 Timothy 4:8 broadens the promise: godliness benefits both this life and the next, while 1 Kings 3:14 focuses on long life alone.
In Deuteronomy 5:16, the same promise of lengthened days is attached to honoring parents — showing a broader principle of obedience rewarded with long life.
In 1 Chronicles 22:12, David prays for God to give Solomon discretion to keep the law — the wisdom God grants here answers that prayer.
In Psalm 21:4, the king is granted long life as a blessing — echoing the promise but from a petition, not a conditional covenant.
In 2 Chronicles 17:4, Jehoshaphat sought God and walked in His commandments — a concrete example of the obedience called for in the main verse.
In Deuteronomy 25:15, fair weights bring long life — another instance where obedience to God's commands is tied to prolonged days.