1 Kings 2:3

The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.

You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.

Yahweh says: “Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling places. The city will be built on its own hill, and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.

He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forever more.

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

He shows his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.

But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”

The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.

You shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep Yahweh’s command, that you don’t die: for so I am commanded.”

They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.

When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept Yahweh’s command, and didn’t travel.

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who shall hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Yahweh your God commanded to teach you, that you might do them in the land that you go over to possess;

You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers.

Therefore you shall love Yahweh your God, and keep his instructions, his statutes, his ordinances, and his commandments, always.

Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.

At the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.

There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, “The one who does them will live by them.”

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother’s sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you.”

You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”

You shall diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.

Moses commanded us a law, an inheritance for the assembly of Jacob.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

So Yahweh was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land.

Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.

Then one of the young men answered, and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”

Isn’t my house so with God? Yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn’t make it grow.

Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.

I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder.

Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples.

I say that your counsel and strength for the war are only vain words. Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?

and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them.

I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.

All the prophets testify about him, that through his name everyone who believes in him will receive remission of sins.”

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, Yahweh’s assembly, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

He said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.

Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, gives you.

Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.

What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?

These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances which Moses spoke to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt,

Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, “Hear, Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears today, that you may learn them, and observe to do them.”

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

Yahweh was with him. Wherever he went, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn’t serve him.

Then you will prosper, if you observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Yahweh gave Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid, and don’t be dismayed.

and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”

“As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances;

We have dealt very corruptly against you, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which you commanded your servant Moses.

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.

“Yahweh of Armies says: ‘If you will walk in my ways, and if you will follow my instructions, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these who stand by.

“Remember the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.