1 Chronicles 28:8-9

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: 1  Carefully observe 2  all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey 3  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, 4  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, 5  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

1 tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

2 tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”

3 tn Heb “know.”

4 tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

5 tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”