1 Kings 6:12

Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

Cross-reference

1 Kings 2:3 Parallel

In 1 Kings 2:3, David commands Solomon to keep God's statutes—the very condition God now ties to His presence in the temple.

1 Kings 2:4 Parallel

1 Kings 2:4 adds the dynastic promise contingent on obedience, the same conditional framework applied to the temple.

In 1 Kings 3:14, God repeats the conditional promise, offering long life for walking in His ways—parallel to the temple condition.

1 Kings 8:25 recounts the conditional dynastic promise, echoing the covenantal language used when the temple was built.

1 Kings 9:3-6 expands the condition with blessings and curses, directly reiterating the temple covenant's terms.

1 Kings 9:5 Parallel

In 1 Kings 9:5, God repeats the conditional promise about Solomon's throne, reinforcing the same requirement of obedience from 6:12.

1 Kings 11:4 shows Solomon's heart turned away, directly violating the condition from 6:12 and leading to judgment.

1 Kings 11:10 reminds that God had commanded Solomon not to go after other gods, a key part of the condition he broke.

1 Kings 11:33 lists the reason for judgment: Solomon forsook God, fulfilling the conditional warning of 6:12.

In 1 Kings 11:38, God offers Jeroboam the same conditional promise of a lasting dynasty if he obeys, mirroring the condition to Solomon.

2 Samuel 7:13 Historical context

2 Samuel 7:13 is the original promise quoted here — Solomon will build the temple and God will establish his throne forever.

Psalm 132:12 echoes this same condition for the Davidic dynasty — if your sons keep my covenant, their sons will sit on your throne.

2 Chronicles 7:18 continues the same promise — establishing the royal throne as covenanted with David, conditional on obedience.

2 Chronicles 7:17 reiterates this same conditional promise to Solomon after the temple dedication — walk in God's ways and the throne is established.

1 Chronicles 28:9 echoes this same conditional charge from David to Solomon — seeking God brings blessing, forsaking brings rejection.

1 Chronicles 22:10 records the same promise to David — Solomon will build and God will establish his royal throne.

2 Chronicles 6:16 directly invokes God's promise to David conditioned on obedience, reflecting the same condition as 6:12.

In 1 Chronicles 28:7, David repeats the condition to Solomon: if he obeys, God will establish his kingdom, paralleling 6:12.

In 1 Samuel 12:14, Samuel sets the same obedience condition for Israel and its king, foreshadowing the temple's conditional promise.

Zechariah 3:7 applies a similar conditional promise to the high priest Joshua — walk in my ways and you will govern my house and have access.