1 Chronicles 29:19

19 Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations."

1 Chronicles 29:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy
commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes
All the laws of God, moral, ceremonial, and judicial, even to observe them cordially and sincerely:

and to do all those things;
he had suggested to him particularly:

and to build the palace for the which I have made provision;
as before declared.

1 Chronicles 29:19 In-Context

17 I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.

18 Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion forever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.

19 Give my son Solomon a wholehearted desire to obey everything that you command and to build the Temple for which I have made these preparations."

20 Then David commanded the people, "Praise the Lord your God!" And the whole assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and gave honor to the Lord and also to the king.

21 The following day they killed animals as sacrifices, dedicating them to the Lord, and then gave them to the people to eat. In addition, they sacrificed a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, which they burned whole on the altar. They also brought the offerings of wine.