1 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. ¹  I have made the preparations for building it.

1 Chronicles 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ²  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ³  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ⁴  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

[28:2]  ¹ tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for a stool of the feet of our God.”

[28:9]  ² tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ³ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”