“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind,(A) for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought.(B) If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.(C) 10 Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong, and do it.”(D)

11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans(E) for the portico(F) of the temple and its buildings, treasuries, upstairs rooms, inner rooms, and a room for the mercy seat.(G)

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