And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all [these things], and to build the palace, [for] the which I have made provision.
Ver. 19. To keep thy commandments.] To yield unto thee "the obedience of faith." Learn here what to pray for in the behalf of our children. A child of many such prayers cannot easily miscarry.
And to do all these things.] Potius sabaudiendium alia, saith Vatablus, To do all other things given him in charge.