1 Kings 9:6-7
6 But if you or your sons betray me, ignoring my guidance and judgments, taking up with alien gods by serving and worshiping them, 7 then the guarantee is off.

This is what went wrong,

1 Kings 8:23
O GOD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in the skies above or on the earth below who unswervingly keeps covenant with his servants and relentlessly loves them as they sincerely live in obedience to your way.

God unswervingly keeps covenant with his servants and relentlessly loves them as they sincerely live in obedience to His way.

1 Kings 6:38
It took Solomon seven years to build the temple.

It took Solomon seven years to build the temple, but we are the temple of God and it doesn’t take seven years to build us!

1 Kings 6:12-13
12 "About this Temple you are building — what's important is that you live the way I've set out for you and do what I tell you, following my instructions carefully and obediently. Then I'll complete in you the promise I made to David your father. 13 I'll personally take up my residence among the Israelites — I won't desert my people Israel."

See? What he was doing as great as it was, was not more important or more impressive to God than his heart.

2 Sam 24:10
replacing trust with statistics

it is considered “wise” to replace trust with statistics, in fact if you do so you are celebrated and rewarded so be careful!

2 Sam 22:50
I'm thanking you, GOD, all over the world.

2 Sam 22:21
21 GOD made my life complete