Statically compiling for armv7l

Hello,

I am trying to statically compile nano with all included libraries for
armv7l, to be used on kernel 4.14.117.

I am trying to set the compiler options and settings to configure, but I am
not arriving with a binary that will run on the intended target system.

export CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc
export CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -static
./configure --host=arm-linux-gnueabhf

Is there anything else that would be needed? This is my first time
statically compiling -- please be gentle with me.

Thanks,
TJ