And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| keep | וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ ve.sha.mar.Ta | H8104 | properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular |
| charge | מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת mish.Me.ret | H4931 | watch · noun, common feminine singular construct |
| LORD | יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh | H3068 | Jehovah · proper noun, a title |
| God | אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha | H430 | gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular |
| walk | יָלַךְ yâlak | H3212 | to walk (literally or figuratively) |
| ways | בִּדְרָכָיו֙ bid.ra.Khav | H1870 | a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| keep | לִשְׁמֹ֨ר lish.Mor | H8104 | properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct |
| statutes | חֻקֹּתָ֤יו chu.ko.Tav | H2708 | an enactment · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| commandments | מִצְוֹתָיו֙ mitz.vo.Tav | H4687 | a command · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| judgments | וּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו u.mish.pa.Tav | H4941 | properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| testimonies | וְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יו ve.'e.de.vo.Tav | H5715 | testimony · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| written | כַּכָּת֖וּב ka.ka.Tuv | H3789 | to grave · preposition with the article + verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute |
| law | בְּתוֹרַ֣ת be.to.Rat | H8451 | a precept or statute · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֑ה mo.Sheh | H4872 | Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name |
| prosper | תַּשְׂכִּ֗יל tas.Kil | H7919 | to be (causatively · verb, hiphil jussive, 2nd person masculine singular |
| doest | תַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה ta.'a.Seh | H6213 | to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular |
| turnest | תִּפְנֶ֖ה tif.Neh | H6437 | to turn · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular |
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keep the charge of the Lord thy God--that is, the divine law in all its ceremonial as well as moral requirements. But particular reference was intended to its political institutions, as it was only by strictly maintaining the conduct that became the Hebrew monarch (Deu 17:10-20), that he would secure the blessing of peace and prosperity to his reign (see on Deu 4:5; Deu 29:10).
Keep the charge of the Lord - Keep what God has given thee to keep. 1. Walk in his ways. Not in thine own, nor in the ways of a wicked, perishing world. 2. Keep his statutes. Consider all his appointments to be holy, just, and good; receive them as such, and conscientiously observe them. 3. Keep his commandments. Whatever he has bidden thee to do, perform; what he has forbidden thee to do, omit. 4. Keep his judgments. What he has determined to be right, is essentially and inherently right; what he has determined to be wrong or evil, is inherently and essentially so. A thing is not good because God has commanded it; a thing is not evil because he has forbidden it. He has commanded the good, b…
Read the whole note in the consoleAnd keep the charge of the Lord thy God,.... Which may in general respect his whole walk and conversation, and his obedience to the law and will of God; and in particular his just government of Israel committed to his charge: to walk in his ways; directed to in his word: to keep his statutes and his judgments; his laws, ceremonial, moral, and judicial: and his testimonies; as the above laws, which testify of his mind, and declare what he would have done and observed: as it is written in the law of Moses; which a king of Israel was obliged to write a copy of, keep by him, and read it, and rule according to it, Deuteronomy 17:18, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithe…
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The anointing of Solomon as king, which was effected by David's command (1 Kings 1), is only briefly mentioned in Ch1 23:1 in the words, "When David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel;" which serve as an introduction to the account of the arrangements made by David during the closing days of his life. After these arrangements have been described, there follow in 1 Chron 28 and 29 his last instructions and his death. The aged king gathered together the tribe-princes and the rest of the dignitaries and superior officers to a diet at Jerusalem, and having introduced Solomon to them as the successor chosen by God, exhorted them to keep the commandments of God, and…
David’s advice to Solomon combined the spiritual and ethical standards of Deuteronomy, the standards of the covenant through Moses (see Lev 18:4-5; Deut 5:33; 6:4-5; 8:6; 10:12), and the promises of the covenant with David (2 Sam 7:12-16, 25). If Solomon would keep God’s standards of righteousness, the promises would be transmitted to his heir, who in turn could claim God’s blessings and convey them to subsequent generations (Ps 89:3-4, 20, 24, 27-37). • The preeminent heir of David, the Messiah, would embody true righteousness (Isa 11:1-5), receive the full benefits of the covenant (Jer 33:14-16), and enact a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah (Jer 31:31-34; Ezek 34:24-31; 37:…
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