so that (A)the Lord may fulfill His [a]promise which He spoke regarding me, saying, ‘(B)If your sons are careful about their way, (C)to walk before Me in [b]truth with all their heart and all their soul, [c](D)you shall not be deprived of a man to occupy the throne of Israel.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 2:4 Lit word
  2. 1 Kings 2:4 Or faithfulness
  3. 1 Kings 2:4 Lit there shall not be cut off to you a man from upon

and that the Lord may keep his promise(A) to me: ‘If your descendants watch how they live, and if they walk faithfully(B) before me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

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