1 Chronicles 28:9

New Century Version

“And you, my son Solomon, accept the God of your father. Serve him completely and willingly, because the Lord knows what is in everyone’s mind. He understands everything you think. If you go to him for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from him, he will leave you forever.

Cross References

Genesis 28:13

Then Jacob saw the Lord standing above the ladder, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your grandfather, and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are now sleeping.

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw that the human beings on the earth were very wicked and that everything they thought about was evil.

Genesis 8:21

The Lord was pleased with these sacrifices and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of human beings. Their thoughts are evil even when they are young, but I will never again destroy every living thing on the earth as I did this time.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon answered, “You were very kind to your servant, my father David. He obeyed you, and he was honest and lived right. You showed great kindness to him when you allowed his son to be king after him.

1 Kings 8:39

then hear their prayers from your home in heaven. Forgive and treat each person as he should be treated because you know what is in a person’s heart. Only you know what is in everyone’s heart.

1 Kings 8:43

Then hear from your home in heaven, and do whatever they ask you. Then people everywhere will know you and respect you, just as your people in Israel do. Then everyone will know I built this Temple as a place to worship you.

1 Kings 8:61

You must fully obey the Lord our God and follow all his laws and commands. Continue to obey in the future as you do now.”

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right.” Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

2 Kings 21:22

Amon rejected the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not follow the ways of the Lord.

2 Kings 22:2

Josiah did what the Lord said was right. He lived as his ancestor David had lived, and he did not stop doing what was right.

1 Chronicles 22:19

Now give yourselves completely to obeying the Lord your God. Build the holy place of the Lord God; build the Temple for worship to the Lord. Then bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord and the holy items that belong to God into the Temple.”

1 Chronicles 28:8

David said, “Now, in front of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of God, I tell you these things: Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God. Then you will keep this good land and pass it on to your descendants forever.

1 Chronicles 29:9

The leaders gave willingly and completely to the Lord. The people rejoiced to see their leaders give so gladly, and King David was also very happy.

2 Chronicles 12:5

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered in Jerusalem because they were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have left me, so now I will leave you to face Shishak alone.’ ”

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to meet Asa and said, “Listen to me, Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you obey him, you will find him, but if you leave him, he will leave you.

2 Chronicles 6:30

then hear their prayers from your home in heaven. Forgive and treat each person as he should be treated because you know what is in a person’s heart. Only you know what is in people’s hearts.

Ezra 8:22

I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road. We had said to the king, “Our God helps everyone who obeys him, but he is very angry with all who reject him.”

Psalm 101:2

I will be careful to live an innocent life. When will you come to me? I will live an innocent life in my house.

Psalm 139:2

You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them.

Psalm 17:3

You have examined my heart; you have tested me all night. You questioned me without finding anything wrong; I have not sinned with my mouth.

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock, my protection, my Savior. My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.

Psalm 7:10

God protects me like a shield; he saves those whose hearts are right.

Psalm 7:9

God, you do what is right. You know our thoughts and feelings. Stop those wicked actions done by evil people, and help those who do what is right.

Psalm 89:26

He will say to me, ‘You are my father, my God, the Rock, my Savior.’

Psalm 89:38

But now you have refused and rejected your appointed king. You have been angry with him.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know the Lord trust him, because he will not leave those who come to him.

Exodus 15:2

The Lord gives me strength and makes me sing; he has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him. He is the God of my ancestors, and I will honor him.

Exodus 3:16

“Go and gather the elders and tell them this: ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, has appeared to me. He said, I care about you, and I have seen what has happened to you in Egypt.

Proverbs 17:3

A hot furnace tests silver and gold, but the Lord tests hearts.

Proverbs 3:6

Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success.

Proverbs 4:4

my father taught me and said, “Hold on to my words with all your heart. Keep my commands and you will live.

Isaiah 1:28

But sinners and those who turn against him will be destroyed; those who have left the Lord will die.

Isaiah 38:3

“Lord, please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right.” Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

Isaiah 45:19

I did not speak in secret or hide my words in some dark place. I did not tell the family of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I say what is right.

Jeremiah 11:20

But, Lord All-Powerful, you are a fair judge. You know how to test peoples’ hearts and minds. I have told you what I have against them. So let me see you give them the punishment they deserve.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I, the Lord, look into a person’s heart and test the mind. So I can decide what each one deserves; I can give each one the right payment for what he does.”

Jeremiah 20:12

Lord All-Powerful, you test good people; you look deeply into the heart and mind of a person. I have told you my arguments against these people, so let me see you give them the punishment they deserve.

Jeremiah 22:16

He helped those who were poor and needy, so everything went well for him. That is what it means to know God,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 24:7

I will make them want to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, because they will return to me with their whole hearts.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will search for me. And when you search for me with all your heart, you will find me!

Jeremiah 29:14

I will let you find me,” says the Lord. “And I will bring you back from your captivity. I forced you to leave this place, but I will gather you from all the nations, from the places I have sent you as captives,” says the Lord. “And I will bring you back to this place.”

Jeremiah 31:34

People will no longer have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord, because all people will know me, from the least to the most important,” says the Lord. “I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore.”

Jeremiah 9:24

But if people want to brag, let them brag that they understand and know me. Let them brag that I am the Lord, and that I am kind and fair, and that I do things that are right on earth. This kind of bragging pleases me,” says the Lord.

Ezekiel 11:5

Then the Spirit of the Lord entered me and told me to say: “This is what the Lord says: You have said these things, people of Israel, and I know what you are thinking.

Ezekiel 38:10

“ ‘This is what the Lord God says: At that time ideas will come into your mind, and you will think up an evil plan.

Hosea 4:1

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. The Lord has this against you who live in the land: “The people are not true, not loyal to God, nor do those who live in the land even know him.

Hosea 4:6

My people will be destroyed, because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be priests to me. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.

John 1:47

As Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, “Here is truly an Israelite. There is nothing false in him.”

John 17:3

And this is eternal life: that people know you, the only true God, and that they know Jesus Christ, the One you sent.

John 2:25

He did not need anyone to tell him about people, because he knew what was in people’s minds.

John 21:17

A third time he said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” Peter said, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!” He said to him, “Feed my sheep.

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

John 8:55

You don’t really know him, but I know him. If I said I did not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey what he says.

Acts 1:24

The apostles prayed, “Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Show us who should be an apostle in place of Judas, who turned away and went where he belongs.”

Acts 17:23

As I was going through your city, I saw the objects you worship. I found an altar that had these words written on it: to a god who is not known. You worship a god that you don’t know, and this is the God I am telling you about!

Acts 17:30

In the past, people did not understand God, and he ignored this. But now, God tells all people in the world to change their hearts and lives.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God—I say this to shame you.

2 Corinthians 4:6

God once said, “Let the light shine out of the darkness!” This is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts by letting us know the glory of God that is in the face of Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:12

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.

Deuteronomy 10:12

Now, Israel, this is what the Lord your God wants you to do: Respect the Lord your God, and do what he has told you to do. Love him. Serve the Lord your God with your whole being,

Deuteronomy 31:21

Then when many troubles and terrible things happen to them, this song will testify against them, because the song will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they plan to do, even before I take them into the land I promised them.”

Deuteronomy 4:35

He showed you things so you would know that the Lord is God, and there is no other God besides him.

Hebrews 12:28

So let us be thankful, because we have a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We should worship God in a way that pleases him with respect and fear,

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. Everything is clear and lies open before him, and to him we must explain the way we have lived.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd God’s flock, for whom you are responsible. Watch over them because you want to, not because you are forced. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.

Revelation 2:23

I will also kill her followers. Then all the churches will know I am the One who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you for what you have done.

1 Samuel 12:20

Samuel answered, “Don’t be afraid. It’s true that you did wrong, but don’t turn away from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”