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“And you, Solomon my son, obey[a] the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit,[b] for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him,[c] but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 28:9 tn Heb “know.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 28:9 tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 28:9 tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.

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