See 1 Kings 3:14. Solomon’s subsequent fall gives these repeated warnings a special interest.

And the Lord said to him. —This vision of the Lord presents a remarkable contrast with that recorded in [Reference 1 Kings 6:11-13…

And if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in
integrity of heart, and in uprightness.<…

God warned Solomon, now that he had newly built and dedicated the temple, that he and his people should not be arrogant, but fear. After all the se…