1 Chronicles 28:9-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁹ “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and ^(A)serve Him with ^[a]a whole heart and a willing ^[b]mind; ^(B)for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. ^(C)If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. ¹⁰ Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; ^(D)be courageous and act.”

¹¹ Then David gave to his son Solomon ^(E)the plan of ^(F)the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses, its upper rooms, its inner rooms and ^(G)the room for the mercy seat;