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1-2Then Solomon said,
God said he would dwell in a cloud,
But I’ve built a temple most splendid,
A place for you to live in forever.
3The king then turned to face the congregation that had come together and blessed them:
4-5-6“Blessed be God , the God of Israel, who spoke personally to my father David. Now he has done what he promised when he said, ‘From the day I brought my people Israel up from Egypt, I haven’t set apart one city among the tribes of Israel in which to build a temple to honor my Name, or chosen one person to be the leader. But now I have chosen both a city and a person: Jerusalem for honoring my Name and David to lead my people Israel.’
7-8-9“My father David very much wanted to build a temple honoring the Name of God , the God of Israel, but God told him, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple in my honor—most commendable! But you are not the one to do it. Your son, who will carry on your dynasty, will build it for my Name.’
10-11“And now you see the promise completed. God has done what he said he would do; I have succeeded David my father and now rule Israel; and I have built a temple to honor God , the God of Israel, and have secured a place for the Chest that holds the Covenant of God , the covenant he made with the people of Israel.”
12-13-14-15-16Before the entire congregation of Israel, Solomon took his position at the Altar of God and stretched out his hands. Solomon had made a bronze dais seven and a half feet square and four and a half feet high and placed it inside the court; that’s where he now stood. Then he knelt in full view of the whole congregation, stretched his hands to heaven, and prayed:
17O God , God of Israel, let this all happen—
Listen from your home in heaven
23Listen from heaven and act;
And set the offended free,
Listen from your home in heaven;
Listen from your home in heaven,
Then start over with them;
Send rain on the land
Listen from your home in heaven, forgive and reward us:
For you know each life from the inside,
So they’ll live before you in lifelong reverence and believing
33Listen from your home in heaven
So that people all over the world
And live in reverent obedience before you,
So they’ll know that you personally
Listen from heaven to what they pray and ask for
Listen from your home in heaven
Do what is best for them.
41-42Up, God , enjoy your new place of quiet repose,
Dress your priests up in salvation clothes,
And don’t, God , back out on your anointed ones,