Fathers and Children
M. Braithwaite. 1 Chronicles 28:9-21 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind… We see here one generation — 1. Transmitting the knowledge of God to its successor. 2. Enjoining the service of God upon its successors. 3. Indicating God's method of dealing with its successor. 4. Bequeathing its unfulfilled intentions to its successor. (M. Braithwaite.) Parallel Verses KJV: And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. WEB: 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 by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.