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Psalms 31:23
Love the Lord, all you godly ones! For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
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Deuteronomy 6:5
And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
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1 Corinthians 8 3
But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
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Deuteronomy 30:16
For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
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Deuteronomy 10:12
“ And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.
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1 Kings 3 6
Solomon replied,“ You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.
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1 Kings 3 14
And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.”
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Deuteronomy 30:20
You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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1 John 4 19-1 John 4 20
We love each other because he loved us first.If someone says,“ I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?
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2 Chronicles 17 3-2 Chronicles 17 5
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years and did not worship the images of Baal.He sought his father’s God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.So the Lord established Jehoshaphat’s control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed.
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2 Kings 18 22
“ But perhaps you will say to me,‘ We are trusting in the Lord our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
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John 14:21
Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
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Mark 12:29-30
Jesus replied,“ The most important commandment is this:‘ Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’
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1 Kings 15 3
He committed the same sins as his father before him, and he was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his ancestor David had been.
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2 Kings 14 4
Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
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1 Kings 11 38
If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
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1 Kings 15 14
Although the pagan shrines were not removed, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful to the Lord throughout his life.
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James 2:5
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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2 Kings 15 4
But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
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1 Kings 22 43
Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
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2 Samuel 12 24-2 Samuel 12 25
Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The Lord loved the childand sent word through Nathan the prophet that they should name him Jedidiah( which means“ beloved of the Lord”), as the Lord had commanded.
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John 14:15
“ If you love me, obey my commandments.
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1John 5:2-3
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1 Kings 11 4
In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the Lord his God, as his father, David, had been.
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James 1:12
God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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1 Kings 11 6
In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the Lord’s sight; he refused to follow the Lord completely, as his father, David, had done.
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2 Kings 12 3
Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
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1 Chronicles 28 8-1 Chronicles 28 9
“ So now, with God as our witness, and in the sight of all Israel— the Lord’s assembly— I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent inheritance.“ And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
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2 Kings 15 35
But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord.
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2 Kings 18 4
He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.
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Deuteronomy 30:6
“ The Lord your God will change your heart and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live!
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Matthew 22:37
Jesus replied,“‘ You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’
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Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
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1 Kings 9 4
“ As for you, if you will follow me with integrity and godliness, as David your father did, obeying all my commands, decrees, and regulations,
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1 Kings 2 3-1 Kings 2 4
Observe the requirements of the Lord your God, and follow all his ways. Keep the decrees, commands, regulations, and laws written in the Law of Moses so that you will be successful in all you do and wherever you go.If you do this, then the Lord will keep the promise he made to me. He told me,‘ If your descendants live as they should and follow me faithfully with all their heart and soul, one of them will always sit on the throne of Israel.’
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1 Kings 11 34
“‘ But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life.