1At that time Solomon assembled before him in…
2And all the men of Israel came together…
3When all the elders of Israel had arrived,…
4and they brought up the ark of the…
5There, before the ark, King Solomon and the…
6Then the priests brought the ark of the…
7For the cherubim spread their wings over the…
8The poles extended far enough that their ends…
9There was nothing in the ark except the…
10And when the priests came out of the…
11so that the priests could not stand there…
12Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that…
13I have indeed built You an exalted house,…
14And as the whole assembly of Israel stood…
15and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God…
16‘Since the day I brought My people Israel…
17Now it was in the heart of my…
18But the LORD said to my father David,…
19Nevertheless, you are not the one to build…
20Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that…
21And there I have provided a place for…
22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the…
23and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there…
24You have kept Your promise to Your servant,…
25Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep…
26And now, O God of Israel, please confirm…
27But will God indeed dwell upon the earth?…
28Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your…
29May Your eyes be open toward this temple…
30Hear the plea of Your servant and of…
31When a man sins against his neighbor and…
32then may You hear from heaven and act.…
33When Your people Israel are defeated before an…
34then may You hear from heaven and forgive…
35When the skies are shut and there is…
36then may You hear from heaven and forgive…
37When famine or plague comes upon the land,…
38then may whatever prayer or petition Your people…
39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling…
40so that they may fear You all the…
41And as for the foreigner who is not…
42for they will hear of Your great name…
43then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling…
44When Your people go to war against their…
45then may You hear from heaven their prayer…
46When they sin against You—for there is no…
47and when they come to their senses in…
48and when they return to You with all…
49then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling…
50May You forgive Your people who have sinned…
51For they are Your people and Your inheritance;…
52May Your eyes be open to the pleas…
53For You, O Lord GOD, have set them…
54Now when Solomon had finished praying this entire…
55And he stood and blessed the whole assembly…
56“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest…
57May the LORD our God be with us,…
58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to…
59And may these words with which I have…
60so that all the peoples of the earth…
61So let your heart be fully devoted to…
62Then the king and all Israel with him…
63And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the…
64On that same day the king consecrated the…
65So at that time Solomon and all Israel…
66On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people…
