¹⁸ “‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws,^(A) and you will live safely in the land.^(B)

²⁵ During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,^(A) lived in safety,^(B) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.^(C)

²⁵ then kings who sit on David’s throne^(A) will come through the gates of this city with their officials. They and their officials will come riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by the men of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.^(B)