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And Yahweh said to him, “(A)I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have set apart as holy this house which you have built (B)by putting My name there forever, and (C)My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually. As for you, (D)if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My judgments, then (E)I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I [a]promised to your father David, saying, ‘You shall not have a man cut off from the throne of Israel.’

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  1. 1 Kings 9:5 Lit spoke

The Lord said to him:

“I have heard(A) the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name(B) there forever. My eyes(C) and my heart will always be there.

“As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart(D) and uprightness, as David(E) your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,(F) I will establish(G) your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail(H) to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

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