1 Kings 2:3
2:3 Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you 1 by following his instructions 2 and obeying 3 his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish, 4
1 Kings 11:38
11:38 You must obey 5 all I command you to do, follow my instructions, 6 do what I approve, 7 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; 8 I will give you Israel.
1 Kings 12:24
12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 9 They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 10
1 Kings 18:34
18:34 Then he said, “Fill four water jars and pour the water on the offering and the wood.” When they had done so, 11 he said, “Do it again.” So they did it again. Then he said, “Do it a third time.” So they did it a third time.
1 tn Heb “keep the charge of the Lord your God.”
2 tn Heb “by walking in his ways.”
3 tn Or “keeping.”
4 tn Heb “then you will cause to succeed all which you do and all which you turn there.”
5 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.
6 tn Heb “walk in my ways.”
7 tn Heb “do what is right in my eyes.”
8 tn Heb “I will build for you a permanent house, like I built for David.”
9 tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”
10 tn Heb “and they heard the word of the Lord and returned to go according to the word of the Lord.”
11 tn The words “when they had done so” are supplied in the translation for clarification.