Gen 18:19, Deu 6:7, Jos 24:15, 1Ti 3:4-5 | ESV | STEP | For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice , so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.

a[Amos 3:2]

cSee ch. 4:9

d 1 Kgs. 18:21; Ezek. 20:39

e ver. 22

f[See ver. 14 above]

g Ex. 23:24, 32, 33; 34:15; Deut. 13:7; 29:18; Judg. 6:10

h Gen. 18:19

i[ver. 12]

j[See ver. 1 above]

Genesis 18:19

19 For I have ^achosen ^{▼▼Hebrew known} him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.”

Deuteronomy 6:7

7 ^cYou shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

Joshua 24:15

15 ^dAnd if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, ^echoose this day whom you will serve, whether ^fthe gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or ^gthe gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. ^hBut as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

1 Timothy 3:4-5

4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity ⁱkeeping his children submissive, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^jGod’s church?