1 Kings 9:4

And [Heb. And thou, emphatic] if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart before me and in uprightness [cf. 1 Kings 3:6 , 1 Kings 3:14 ; 1 Kings 11:34 . David was not perfect, as our author tells us elsewhere ( 1 Kings 15:5 ; cf. 1 Kings 1:6 ; 2 Samuel 24:10 ). His integrity consisted in his unvarying loyalty to the true God. Even when overcome by that fierce temptation ( 2 Samuel 11:1-27 .) he never faltered in his allegiance to the truth. There was no coquetting with idolatrous practices; cf. Psalms 18:20-24 ], to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments [the echo of David's last words, 1 Kings 2:3 , 1 Kings 2:4 . It is probable, however, that the historian has only preserved the substance of the message. It is doubtful whether Solomon himself would remember the exact words]: