And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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Know thou the God of thy father — "Knowing God," in the sense of having a religious trust in Him, is an unusual phrase in the earlier Script…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And thou, Solomon my son. —The king now turns to his heir, urging a whole-hearted service to his father’s God ([Reference…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father,
God is very dear to us; but perhaps under no aspect is he more tenderly near u…
John Gill
JohnGill
And you, Solomon my son
Who was present in this assembly, and presented to them by David as his successor, and their…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
During David's last illne , many chief priests and Levites were in Jerusalem. When he found himself able, David spoke of his intention to build a t…
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Albert Barnes
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