1 Chronicles 28:9-11

International Standard Version

David Addresses Solomon Directly

⁹ “Now as for you, my son Solomon, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with a sound heart and a devoted soul, because the Lord is searching every heart, every plan and thought. He will be found by you, assuming you are seeking him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you forever. ¹⁰ So keep watching, because the Lord has chosen you to build the Temple of his sanctuary. So be strong, and get to work!”

David Transfers Plans and Materials to Solomon

¹¹ At this point in his address,^[a] David transferred to his son Solomon the construction plans for the Hall of Justice,^[b] its buildings, its treasure vaults, its upper rooms, its inner chambers, the housing for the Mercy Seat,