12 watch out for yourself that you may not forget+ Jehovah, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slaves.

13 And their sons who have not known should listen,+ and they must learn to fear Jehovah YOUR God all the days that YOU are living upon the soil to which YOU are crossing the Jordan to take possession of it.”+

17 And even to their judges they did not listen, but they had immoral intercourse*+ with other gods+ and went bowing down to them. They quickly turned aside from the way in which their forefathers had walked by obeying the commandments of Jehovah.+ They did not do like that.

9 “And you, Solʹo·mon my son, know+ the God of your father and serve+ him with a complete heart+ and with a delightful soul;+ for all hearts Jehovah is searching,+ and every inclination of the thoughts he is discerning.+ If you search for him, he will let himself be found by you;+ but if you leave him,+ he will cast you off forever.+