1 Chronicles 29:18

Faithfulness and loyalty Prayer Guidance and decisions

¹⁶ O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You.

¹⁷ I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

¹⁹ And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

²⁰ Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
KJV: O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
WEB: LORD, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart for you;
ASV: O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee;
DARBY: Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!
BLB: O YHWH, God of Abraham, [and] Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.

ÅB: Herre, du Abrahams, Isaks og Israels, våre fedres Gud! La dette alltid være ditt folks hjertelag og tanker, og vend deres hjerte til deg!
OTB: Herre, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, våre fedre,
hold dette for alltid i intensjonene til Ditt folks hjerter,
og led deres hjerter til Deg;
B1930: Herre, du Abrahams, Isaks og Israels, våre fedres Gud! La dette alltid være ditt folks hjertelag og tanker, og vend deres hjerte til dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
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Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
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1 Thessalonians 3:11
Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
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Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Psalms 10:17
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
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Psalms 119:113
The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
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Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
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