6. he shall build my house] Compare xxii. 10.
⁷And I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgements, as at this day.
7. And I will establish] Compare xvii. 11.
if he be constant] Literally if he be strong; compare verses 10, 20, be strong (same word in Hebrew). Compare 1 Kings ix. 4, 5.
⁸Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you for ever.
8. and seek out] The same Hebrew word is used in xiii. 3, we sought not unto it (i.e. the Ark) in the days of Saul.
that ye may possess this good land] possess = inherit. The Hebrew word connotes three different ideas, which may all have been present to the mind of the speaker, viz. (1) continued holding of the land by passing it from father to son (compare Exodus xx. 12), (2) completion of the work of conquest left unfinished by Joshua (compare Genesis xxiv. 60), (3) enjoyment of the fruits of the land (compare Psalms xxv. 13).
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David’s Charge to Solomon.
⁹And 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.
9. know thou the God of thy father] For this use of know compare Exodus v. 2; Isaiah i. 3; Jeremiah xxxi. 34.