1 Kings 6:12 meaning and explanation

“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

1 Kings 6:12, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

These words come to Solomon while the temple is still under construction, in the middle of the building account. God speaks directly to the king, and the Hebrew word for "walk" (halak) carries the sense of a whole way of life, not a single act.

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