2SA 12:24 1KI 3:3
The Lord loved [Solomon].
2 Samuel 12:24
Solomon loved the Lord.
1 Kings 3:3
John said, “We love . . . because He first loved us.” If God had not loved us, He would not have sent His Son. If the Lord Jesus had not loved us, He would never have left heaven to come here and die. So God in His love has drawn us to Jesus, and now we respond to Him with love.