Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:25
Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
25. so that thy children take heed ] In modern English ‘so that’ = ‘if only,’ ‘provided that,’ is not common, but was so when the A.V. was made. Cf. Shakespeare, All’s Well, ii. 4. 20, “ So that you had her wrinkles, and I her money, I would she did as you say.” See also Richard II. iii. 4. 102. The R.V. has the modern ‘ if only ’ and the LXX. represents the sense by .
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Solomons prayer is, perhaps, generally for the fulfillment of all the promises made to David in connection with the building of the temple. But there seems to be special allusion in this verse to the promise recorded in Psa 132:14.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him; make good the other branch of thy promise, and do not lose the glory of thy faithfulness, which now thou hast got.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him,…. That as he had fulfilled one part of his promise respecting himself, his immediate successor, so that he would fulfil the other respecting his more remote offspring:
saying, there shall not fail thee a man in my sight, to sit on the throne of Israel; one of David’s posterity to inherit his throne and kingdom, but with this proviso:
so that thy children takes heed to their way; in what way they walk, and how they walk in it:
that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me; meaning as David walked, see Ps 132:11.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(25) Therefore now.The larger and grander part of the promise to David extends beyond Solomons quotation of it. For (see 2Sa. 7:12-16; Psa. 89:28-37) it expressly declares that, even if the seed of David fall away, they shall indeed be chastised, but they shall not be cast off. The prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 31:36; Jer. 33:20-26) as well as the Psalmist (Psa. 89:36-37) enforce the declaration by comparing the certainty of its fulfilment with the fixity of the ordinances of the sun and moon. Like the ordinary dispensations of His Providence, it is in itself fixed and immutable, although the actual enjoyment of its blessing by each individual, or each age, is conditional on right reception of it.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ Now therefore, O YHWH, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father what you have promised him, saying, “There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.”
Solomon then reminded YHWH of the promise that he had made to his father David (1Ki 2:4), “There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.” And he called on YHWH to keep with David his father what He had promised him concerning the continuance of his house on the throne of Israel. Note the thought that in some way David was still in a position where the promise could be kept with him. It was therefore being suggested that he had some kind of continuance after death (compare Jesus’ argument in Mat 22:31-32). What Solomon would, of course, sadly overlook was that the promises only applied if David’s sons walked before YHWH as David had. But that was something still in the future and not in his purview. He did not doubt his own heart at this moment. Fortunately the promise in 2Sa 7:4-17 was absolute and was not dependent on the obedience of David’s sons (which would produce chastisement but not rejection) but on the dependability of YHWH.
For there shall not fail you a man to sit on your throne’ and ‘take heed to their way’ compare 1Ki 2:4,
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
1Ki 8:25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
Ver. 25. Keep with thy servant David. ] Solomon knew well that such as would obtain the accomplishment of the promises, must put them in suit, as Jacob did, Gen 32:9 , &c. and David, Psa 119:49 and Elijah. 1Ki 18:41 Note here how Solomon pleadeth the performance of one promise, that he may prevail for another. Let us learn in this holy manner to encroach upon God.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
so that = provided that,
as = according as.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
keep with thy: 1Ki 2:4, 2Sa 7:27-29, 1Ch 17:23-27, Luk 1:68-72
There shall not: etc. Heb. There shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight, Jer 33:17-26
so that: Heb. only if
thy children: 1Ki 2:4, 1Ki 9:4-6, 1Ch 28:9, 2Ch 6:16, 2Ch 6:17
Reciprocal: Gen 17:1 – walk 1Ki 6:12 – if thou wilt 2Ch 7:17 – if thou wilt Psa 116:9 – walk Psa 132:11 – Of the fruit Isa 38:5 – God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ki 8:25. Therefore now keep, &c. Make good the other branch of thy promise. He considered Gods fulfilling the foregoing part of his promise, as an earnest that he would accomplish the other part also, made at the same time, concerning Davids posterity, 2Sa 7:12-13. So that thy children take heed to their way Solomon here acknowledges that the accomplishment of the promise respecting the continuance of the kingdom in Davids family, depended on their continuance in the faith and worship of God: and that, if they became idolaters, they rendered themselves unworthy of this privilege, and forfeited all right to the inheritance of the kingdom, being no longer Davids genuine children. And therefore, according to Solomons own acknowledgment, after he and Rehoboam had departed from the worship of God, and began to follow idols, God might justly have taken away the kingdom from their posterity. And indeed when all Israel forsook the Lord, and worshipped the gods of the nations round about them, he did forsake their land, and would no longer dwell among them.