1 Kings

1 Kings 2:4

⁴and 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.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and so that	לְמַעַן֩	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
may fulfill	יָקִ֨ים	yā·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
His promise	דְּבָר֗וֹ	də·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to me	עָלַי֮	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
your descendants	בָנֶ֜יךָ	ḇā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
take heed	יִשְׁמְר֨וּ	yiš·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
to walk	לָלֶ֤כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
faithfully	בֶּאֱמֶ֔ת	be·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
before Me	לְפָנַי֙	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
with all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their heart	לְבָבָ֖ם	lə·ḇā·ḇām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and soul	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
you will never	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fail	יִכָּרֵ֤ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
to have a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
on	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the throne	כִּסֵּ֥א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3678 seat
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Kings 20:3 · 2 Samuel 7:25 · 1 Kings 8:25 · Psalm 132:11–12 · Matthew 22:37 · Psalm 89:29–37 · 2 Samuel 7:11–16 · John 15:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.