1 Kings 8:61

61 You must fully obey the Lord our God and follow all his laws and commands. Continue to obey in the future as you do now."

1 Kings 8:61 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:61

Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord your God,
&c.] Sincere in their love to him, united in their worship of him, and constant in their obedience to him:

to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day:
as they did that day, neither king nor people having as yet fallen into idolatry, but showing by their then present appearance a zeal for God, his house, and worship.

1 Kings 8:61 In-Context

59 May the Lord our God remember this prayer day and night and do what is right for his servant and his people Israel day by day.

60 Then all the people of the world will know the Lord is the only true God.

61 You must fully obey the Lord our God and follow all his laws and commands. Continue to obey in the future as you do now."

62 Then King Solomon and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the Lord.

63 Solomon killed twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep as fellowship offerings. So the king and all the people gave the Temple to the Lord.