Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods: