⁵ Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.^(A)

³⁴ “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees.

¹⁰ He is the one who will build a house for my Name.^(A) He will be my son,^(B) and I will be his father. And I will establish^(C) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’^(D)

⁷ Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children.^(A) For what children are not disciplined by their father?