28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey 9 the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, 10 for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, 11 but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
1 tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”
2 tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.
3 tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”
4 tn Heb “their”; the referent (the Hagrites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “now give your heart and your being to seek the
8 tn Heb “to bring.”
9 tn Heb “items of holiness of God.”
10 tn Heb “for the name of the
10 tn Heb “know.”
11 tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”
12 tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”