¹⁹ Now ^(A)set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, ^(B)so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built ^(C)for the name of the Lord.”

David's Charge to Solomon

⁹ “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^(A)whole heart and with a willing mind, ^(B)for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^(C)If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

⁷ David said to Solomon, “My son, ^(A)I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

^29 (A)But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

⁷ Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, in the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.

^6 (A)Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord ^(B)to its place in ^(C)the inner sanctuary of the house, in the Most Holy Place, underneath the wings of the cherubim.

²¹ And there I have provided a place for the ark, ^(A)in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

¹⁶ And now why do you wait? ^(A)Rise and be baptized and ^(B)wash away your sins, ^(C)calling on his name.’