1 Raja-raja 8:25

8:25 Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, ¹  provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ ² 

1 Raja-raja 11:33

11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ³  because they have ⁴  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ⁵  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁶ 

1 Raja-raja 11:38

11:38 You must obey ⁷  all I command you to do, follow my instructions, ⁸  do what I approve, ⁹  and keep my rules and commandments, like my servant David did. Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty, as I did for David; ¹⁰  I will give you Israel.

[8:25]  ¹ tn Heb “there will not be cut off from you a man from before me sitting on the throne of Israel.”

[8:25]  ² tn Heb “guard their way by walking before me as you have walked before me.”

[11:33]  ³ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ⁴ tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ⁶ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”

[11:38]  ⁷ tn Heb “If you obey.” In the Hebrew text v. 38 is actually one long conditional sentence, which has been broken into two parts in the translation for stylistic purposes.

[11:38]  ⁸ tn Heb “walk in my ways.”

[11:38]  ⁹ tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”

[11:38]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”