2 Chronicles 6

¹Then Solomon said, “Lord , you have said you would live in a dark cloud.

²I’ve built a beautiful temple for you. You can live in it forever.”

³The whole community of Israel was standing there. The king turned around and gave them his blessing.

⁴Then he said,

Solomon Prays to Set the Temple Apart to the Lord

¹²Then Solomon stood in front of the Lord ’s altar. He stood in front of the whole community of Israel. He spread out his hands to pray.

¹³He had made a bronze stage. It was seven and a half feet long and seven and a half feet wide. It was four and a half feet high. He had placed it in the center of the outer courtyard. He stood on the stage. Then he got down on his knees in front of the whole community of Israel. He spread out his hands toward heaven.

¹⁴He said,