1 Chronicles 28:6-10 And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father.

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ And he said unto am, Solomon thy son––he, shall build my house, and my courts,––for I have made choice of him that he may be my son, and that, I, may be his father. ⁷ So will I establish his kingdom, unto times age–abiding,––if he be strong, to do my commandments and my regulations, as at this day. ⁸ Now, therefore, in the eyes of all Israel––the convocation of Yahweh, and in the ears of our God, Observe and seek all the commandments of Yahweh your God,––to the end that ye may possess the good land,––and suffer your sons after you to inherit it, unto times age–abiding. ⁹ Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,––If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever. ¹⁰ See! now, that, Yahweh, hath made choice of thee, to build a house for a sanctuary––be strong and do!