1 Tawarikh 28:4

28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. ¹  Indeed, ²  he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 28:9

28:9 “And you, Solomon my son, obey ⁴  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ⁵  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ⁶  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

[28:4]  ¹ tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”

[28:4]  ² tn Or “for.”

[28:4]  ³ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

[28:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “know.”

[28:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “with a complete heart and a willing being.”

[28:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”