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TWOT Reference: 1071a
Strong's Number H3824 matches the Hebrew לֵבָב (lēḇāḇ),
which occurs 28 times in 26 verses in '2Ch'
in the WLC Hebrew.
God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king,
My father David had his heart set
on building a temple for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
However, the LORD said to my father David,
“Since it was your desire to build a temple for my name,
you have done well to have this desire.
may you hear in heaven, your dwelling place,
and may you forgive and give to everyone[fn]
according to all their ways, since you know each heart,
for you alone know the human heart,
and when they come to their senses
in the land where they were deported
and repent and petition you in their captors’ land,
saying, “We have sinned and done wrong;
we have been wicked,”
The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.
Those from every tribe of Israel who had determined in their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
“Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their soul.
All Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They had sought him with all sincerity, and he was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholeheartedly devoted his entire life.[fn]
“For the eyes of the LORD roam throughout the earth to show himself strong for those who are wholeheartedly devoted to him. You have been foolish in this matter. Therefore, you will have wars from now on.”
“However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.”
He commanded them, saying, “In the fear of the LORD, with integrity, and wholeheartedly, you are to do the following:
However, the high places were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.
Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him (he was hiding in Samaria). So they brought Ahaziah to Jehu, and they killed him. The soldiers buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one from the house of Ahaziah had the strength to rule the kingdom.
“It is in my heart now to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel so that his burning anger may turn away from us.
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious[fn] to consecrate themselves than the priests were.
“whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the LORD, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them,[fn] saying,
When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent[fn] to him to inquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.
“because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before me, and you tore your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard’ — this is the LORD’s declaration.
Then the king stood at his post and made a covenant in the LORD’s presence to follow the LORD and to keep his commands, his decrees, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul in order to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book.
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