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Selected Verse: 1 Chronicles 28:9 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ch 28:9 |
Strong Concordance |
And thou, Solomon [08010] my son [01121], know [03045] thou the God [0430] of thy father [01], and serve [05647] him with a perfect [08003] heart [03820] and with a willing [02655] mind [05315]: for the LORD [03068] searcheth [01875] all hearts [03824], and understandeth [0995] all the imaginations [03336] of the thoughts [04284]: if thou seek [01875] him, he will be found [04672] of thee; but if thou forsake [05800] him, he will cast thee off [02186] for ever [05703]. |
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King James |
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 the LORD 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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
HE ENCOURAGES SOLOMON TO BUILD THE TEMPLE. (Ch1 28:9-20)
And thou, Solomon my son--The royal speaker now turns to Solomon, and in a most impressive manner presses upon him the importance of sincere and practical piety.
know thou--He did not mean head knowledge, for Solomon possessed that already, but that experimental acquaintance with God which is only to be obtained by loving and serving Him. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| 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 Scriptures. It scarcely occurs elsewhere in the historical books. David, however, uses the phrase in his Psalms Psa 36:10; and its occurrence here may be accepted as evidence that the entire speech is recorded in the actual words of the monarch. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Know - So as to love and serve him. Words of knowledge in scripture - use commonly imply affection and practice. Or, acknowledge him, as thy God, by loving and obeying him. Searcheth - If thou dost only put on a profession of religion to please me, or if thy obedience to God be unsincere, thou mayest indeed deceive me, but thou canst not deceive him, for he searcheth the motions of thy heart. Cast thee off - Notwithstanding all his promises to me and to my seed, and that great honour and favour which he hath shewed thee. |
9 And thou, Solomon [08010] my son [01121], know [03045] thou the God [0430] of thy father [01], and serve [05647] him with a perfect [08003] heart [03820] and with a willing [02655] mind [05315]: for the LORD [03068] searcheth [01875] all hearts [03824], and understandeth [0995] all the imaginations [03336] of the thoughts [04284]: if thou seek [01875] him, he will be found [04672] of thee; but if thou forsake [05800] him, he will cast thee off [02186] for ever [05703].
10 Take heed [07200] now; for the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977] thee to build [01129] an house [01004] for the sanctuary [04720]: be strong [02388], and do [06213] it.
11 Then David [01732] gave [05414] to Solomon [08010] his son [01121] the pattern [08403] of the porch [0197], and of the houses [01004] thereof, and of the treasuries [01597] thereof, and of the upper chambers [05944] thereof, and of the inner [06442] parlours [02315] thereof, and of the place [01004] of the mercy seat [03727],
12 And the pattern [08403] of all that he had by the spirit [07307], of the courts [02691] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and of all the chambers [03957] round about [05439], of the treasuries [0214] of the house [01004] of God [0430], and of the treasuries [0214] of the dedicated things [06944]:
13 Also for the courses [04256] of the priests [03548] and the Levites [03881], and for all the work [04399] of the service [05656] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and for all the vessels [03627] of service [05656] in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068].
14 He gave of gold [02091] by weight [04948] for things of gold [02091], for all instruments [03627] of all manner of service [05656]; silver also for all instruments [03627] of silver [03701] by weight [04948], for all instruments [03627] of every kind of service [05656]:
15 Even the weight [04948] for the candlesticks [04501] of gold [02091], and for their lamps [05216] of gold [02091], by weight [04948] for every candlestick [04501], and for the lamps [05216] thereof: and for the candlesticks [04501] of silver [03701] by weight [04948], both for the candlestick [04501], and also for the lamps [05216] thereof, according to the use [05656] of every candlestick [04501].
16 And by weight [04948] he gave gold [02091] for the tables [07979] of shewbread [04635], for every table [07979]; and likewise silver [03701] for the tables [07979] of silver [03701]:
17 Also pure [02889] gold [02091] for the fleshhooks [04207], and the bowls [04219], and the cups [07184]: and for the golden [02091] basons [03713] he gave gold by weight [04948] for every bason [03713]; and likewise silver by weight [04948] for every bason [03713] of silver [03701]:
18 And for the altar [04196] of incense [07004] refined [02212] gold [02091] by weight [04948]; and gold [02091] for the pattern [08403] of the chariot [04818] of the cherubims [03742], that spread out [06566] their wings, and covered [05526] the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the LORD [03068].
19 All this, said David, the LORD [03068] made me understand [07919] in writing [03791] by his hand [03027] upon me, even all the works [04399] of this pattern [08403].
20 And David [01732] said [0559] to Solomon [08010] his son [01121], Be strong [02388] and of good courage [0553], and do [06213] it: fear [03372] not, nor be dismayed [02865]: for the LORD [03068] God [0430], even my God [0430], will be with thee; he will not fail [07503] thee, nor forsake [05800] thee, until thou hast finished [03615] all the work [04399] for the service [05656] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068].
10 O continue [04900] thy lovingkindness [02617] unto them that know [03045] thee; and thy righteousness [06666] to the upright [03477] in heart [03820].