You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
      VII. He concluded with a charge to Solomon himself, 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 28:10. He was much concerned that Solomon should be religious. He was to be a great man, but he must not think religion below him--a wise man, and this would be his wisdom. Observe,