列王纪上 8
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
运约柜入殿
8 那时，所罗门将以色列的长老和各支派的首领并以色列的族长，招聚到耶路撒冷，要把耶和华的约柜从大卫城就是锡安运上来。 2 以他念月，就是七月，在节前，以色列人都聚集到所罗门王那里。 3 以色列长老来到，祭司便抬起约柜， 4 祭司和利未人将耶和华的约柜运上来，又将会幕和会幕的一切圣器具都带上来。 5 所罗门王和聚集到他那里的以色列全会众，一同在约柜前献牛羊为祭，多得不可胜数。 6 祭司将耶和华的约柜抬进内殿，就是至圣所，放在两个基路伯的翅膀底下。 7 基路伯张着翅膀在约柜之上，遮掩约柜和抬柜的杠。 8 这杠甚长，杠头在内殿前的圣所可以看见，在殿外却不能看见，直到如今还在那里。 9 约柜里唯有两块石版，就是以色列人出埃及地后，耶和华与他们立约的时候，摩西在何烈山所放的，除此以外，并无别物。 10 祭司从圣所出来的时候，有云充满耶和华的殿， 11 甚至祭司不能站立供职，因为耶和华的荣光充满了殿。
所罗门宣述建殿之来由
12 那时所罗门说：“耶和华曾说他必住在幽暗之处。 13 我已经建造殿宇做你的居所，为你永远的住处。” 14 王转脸为以色列会众祝福，以色列会众就都站立。 15 所罗门说：“耶和华以色列的神是应当称颂的！因他亲口向我父大卫所应许的，也亲手成就了。 16 他说：‘自从我领我民以色列出埃及以来，我未曾在以色列各支派中选择一城建造殿宇为我名的居所，但拣选大卫治理我民以色列。’” 17 所罗门说：“我父大卫曾立意要为耶和华以色列神的名建殿， 18 耶和华却对我父大卫说：‘你立意为我的名建殿，这意思甚好， 19 只是你不可建殿，唯你所生的儿子，必为我名建殿。’ 20 现在耶和华成就了他所应许的话，使我接续我父大卫坐以色列的国位，又为耶和华以色列神的名建造了殿。 21 我也在其中为约柜预备一处，约柜内有耶和华的约，就是他领我们列祖出埃及地的时候，与他们所立的约。”
大申祈祷
22 所罗门当着以色列会众，站在耶和华的坛前，向天举手说： 23 “耶和华以色列的神啊，天上地下，没有神可比你的。你向那尽心行在你面前的仆人守约施慈爱， 24 向你仆人我父大卫所应许的话现在应验了。你亲口应许，亲手成就，正如今日一样。 25 耶和华以色列的神啊，你所应许你仆人我父大卫的话说‘你的子孙若谨慎自己的行为，在我面前行事像你所行的一样，就不断人坐以色列的国位’，现在求你应验这话。 26 以色列的神啊，求你成就向你仆人我父大卫所应许的话！
27 “神果真住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足你居住的，何况我所建的这殿呢！ 28 唯求耶和华我的神垂顾仆人的祷告、祈求，俯听仆人今日在你面前的祈祷、呼吁。 29 愿你昼夜看顾这殿，就是你应许立为你名的居所；求你垂听仆人向此处祷告的话。 30 你仆人和你民以色列向此处祈祷的时候，求你在天上你的居所垂听，垂听而赦免。
31 “人若得罪邻舍，有人叫他起誓，他来到这殿，在你的坛前起誓， 32 求你在天上垂听，判断你的仆人：定恶人有罪，照他所行的报应在他头上；定义人有理，照他的义赏赐他。
33 “你的民以色列若得罪你，败在仇敌面前，又归向你，承认你的名，在这殿里祈求、祷告， 34 求你在天上垂听，赦免你民以色列的罪，使他们归回你赐给他们列祖之地。
35 “你的民因得罪你，你惩罚他们，使天闭塞不下雨，他们若向此处祷告，承认你的名，离开他们的罪， 36 求你在天上垂听，赦免你仆人以色列民的罪，将当行的善道指教他们，且降雨在你的地，就是你赐给你民为业之地。
37 “国中若有饥荒、瘟疫、旱风、霉烂、蝗虫、蚂蚱，或有仇敌犯境围困城邑，无论遭遇什么灾祸疾病， 38 你的民以色列，或是众人，或是一人，自觉有罪[a]，向这殿举手，无论祈求什么，祷告什么， 39 求你在天上你的居所垂听赦免。你是知道人心的，要照各人所行的待他们——唯有你知道世人的心—— 40 使他们在你赐给我们列祖之地上一生一世敬畏你。
41 “论到不属你民以色列的外邦人，为你名从远方而来—— 42 他们听人论说你的大名和大能的手并伸出来的膀臂——向这殿祷告， 43 求你在天上你的居所垂听，照着外邦人所祈求的而行，使天下万民都认识你的名，敬畏你，像你的民以色列一样，又使他们知道我建造的这殿是称为你名下的。
44 “你的民若奉你的差遣，无论往何处去与仇敌争战，向耶和华所选择的城与我为你名所建造的殿祷告， 45 求你在天上垂听他们的祷告、祈求，使他们得胜。
46 “你的民若得罪你——世上没有不犯罪的人——你向他们发怒，将他们交给仇敌掳到仇敌之地，或远或近， 47 他们若在掳到之地想起罪来，回心转意，恳求你说‘我们有罪了，我们悖逆了，我们作恶了’， 48 他们若在掳到之地尽心、尽性归服你，又向自己的地，就是你赐给他们列祖之地，和你所选择的城，并我为你名所建造的殿祷告， 49 求你在天上你的居所垂听他们的祷告、祈求，为他们申冤， 50 饶恕得罪你的民，赦免他们的一切过犯，使他们在掳他们的人面前蒙怜恤， 51 因为他们是你的子民，你的产业，是你从埃及领出来脱离铁炉的。 52 愿你的眼目看顾仆人，听你民以色列的祈求，无论何时向你祈求，愿你垂听。 53 主耶和华啊，你将他们从地上的万民中分别出来做你的产业，是照你领我们列祖出埃及的时候，借你仆人摩西所应许的话。”
为民祝福
54 所罗门在耶和华的坛前屈膝跪着，向天举手，在耶和华面前祷告祈求已毕，就起来， 55 站着，大声为以色列全会众祝福，说： 56 “耶和华是应当称颂的！因为他照着一切所应许的赐平安给他的民以色列人，凡借他仆人摩西应许赐福的话，一句都没有落空。 57 愿耶和华我们的神与我们同在，像与我们列祖同在一样，不撇下我们，不丢弃我们， 58 使我们的心归向他，遵行他的道，谨守他吩咐我们列祖的诫命、律例、典章。 59 我在耶和华面前祈求的这些话，愿耶和华我们的神昼夜垂念，每日为他仆人与他民以色列申冤， 60 使地上的万民都知道唯独耶和华是神，并无别神。 61 所以你们当向耶和华我们的神存诚实的心，遵行他的律例，谨守他的诫命，至终如今日一样。”
献祭
62 王和以色列众民一同在耶和华面前献祭。 63 所罗门向耶和华献平安祭，用牛二万二千，羊十二万。这样，王和以色列众民为耶和华的殿行奉献之礼。 64 当日，王因耶和华殿前的铜坛太小，容不下燔祭、素祭和平安祭牲的脂油，便将耶和华殿前院子当中分别为圣，在那里献燔祭、素祭和平安祭牲的脂油。 65 那时所罗门和以色列众人，就是从哈马口直到埃及小河所有的以色列人，都聚集成为大会，在耶和华我们的神面前守节七日又七日，共十四日。 66 第八日，王遣散众民，他们都为王祝福。因见耶和华向他仆人大卫和他民以色列所施的一切恩惠，就都心中喜乐，各归各家去了。
Footnotes
- 列王纪上 8:38 原文作：灾。
列王纪上 8
Revised Chinese Union Version (Simplified Script) Shen Edition
接约柜入殿(A)
8 那时，所罗门召集以色列的长老、各支派的领袖和以色列人的族长到耶路撒冷，所罗门王那里，要把耶和华的约柜从大卫城，就是锡安，接上来。 2 以他念月，就是七月，在节期时，所有的以色列人都聚集到所罗门王那里。 3 以色列众长老一来到，祭司就抬起约柜。 4 祭司和利未人将耶和华的约柜请上来，又把会幕和会幕一切的圣器皿都带上来。 5 所罗门王和聚集到他那里的以色列全会众一同在约柜前献牛羊为祭，多得不可胜数，无法计算。 6 祭司将耶和华的约柜请进内殿，就是至圣所，安置在两个基路伯的翅膀底下约柜的地方。 7 基路伯张开翅膀在约柜上面的地方，从上面遮住约柜和抬柜的杠。 8 这杠很长，从内殿前的圣所可以看见杠头，从外面却看不见。这杠直到今日还在那里。 9 约柜里没有别的，只有两块石版，就是以色列人出埃及地，耶和华与他们立约的时候，摩西在何烈山放在那里的。 10 祭司从圣所出来的时候，有云充满耶和华的殿， 11 祭司因云彩的缘故不能站立供职，因为耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华的殿。 12 那时，所罗门说：
“耶和华曾说要住在幽暗之处[a]。
13 我的确为你建了一座雄伟的殿宇，
作为你永远居住的地方。”
所罗门向百姓讲话(B)
14 王转过脸来为以色列全会众祝福，以色列全会众都站立。 15 所罗门说：“耶和华—以色列的 神是应当称颂的！因他亲口向我父大卫应许的，也亲手成就了；他曾说： 16 ‘自从那日我领我百姓以色列出埃及以来，我未曾在以色列各支派中选择一城，在那里为我的名建造殿宇，但我拣选大卫治理我的百姓以色列。’ 17 我父大卫的心意是要为耶和华—以色列 神的名建殿。 18 耶和华却对我父大卫说：‘你有心为我的名建殿，这心意是好的； 19 但你不可建殿，惟有你亲生的儿子才可为我的名建殿。’ 20 现在耶和华实现了他所应许的话，使我接续我父大卫坐以色列的王位，正如耶和华所说的，我也为耶和华—以色列 神的名建造了这殿。 21 我也在那里为约柜预备一处。约柜那里有耶和华的约，就是他领我们列祖出埃及地的时候，与他们所立的约。”
所罗门的祷告(C)
22 所罗门当着以色列全会众，站在耶和华的坛前，向天举手， 23 说：“耶和华—以色列的 神啊，天上地下没有神明可与你相比！你向那些尽心行在你面前的仆人守约施慈爱， 24 这约是你向你仆人大卫守的，是你应许他的。你亲口应许，亲手成就，正如今日一样。 25 耶和华—以色列的 神啊，你向你仆人我父大卫应许说：‘你的子孙若谨慎自己的行为，在我面前行事像你所行的一样，就不断有人在我面前坐以色列的王位。’现在求你信守这话。 26 以色列的 神啊，现在求你成就向你仆人我父大卫所应许的话。
27 “ 神果真住在地上吗？看哪，天和天上的天尚且不足容纳你，何况我所建的这殿呢？ 28 惟求耶和华—我的 神垂顾仆人的祷告祈求，俯听仆人今日在你面前的祈祷呼求。 29 愿你的眼目昼夜看顾这殿，就是你说要作为你名的居所；求你垂听祷告，你仆人向此处的祷告。 30 你仆人和你百姓以色列向此处祈祷的时候，求你在你天上的居所垂听，垂听而赦免。
31 “人若得罪邻舍，有人强迫他，要他起誓，他来到这殿，在你的坛前起誓， 32 求你在天上垂听、处理，向你的仆人施行审判，定恶人有罪，照他所行的报应在他头上；定义人为义，照他的义赏赐他。
33 “你的百姓以色列若得罪你，败在仇敌面前，却又归向你，宣认你的名，在这殿里向你祈求祷告， 34 求你在天上垂听，赦免你百姓以色列的罪，使他们归回你赐给他们列祖的地。
35 “你的百姓若得罪了你，你使天闭塞不下雨；他们若向此处祷告，宣认你的名，因你的惩罚而离开他们的罪， 36 求你在天上垂听，赦免你仆人你百姓以色列的罪，将当行的善道教导他们，并降雨在你的地，就是你赐给你百姓为业之地。
37 “这地若有饥荒、瘟疫、焚风[b]、霉烂、蝗虫、蚂蚱，或有仇敌围困这地的[c]城门，无论遭遇什么灾祸疾病， 38 你的百姓以色列，或众人或一人，内心知道有祸，向这殿举手，无论祈求什么，祷告什么， 39 求你在天上你的居所垂听、赦免、处理。因为你知道人心，惟有你知道世人的心，求你照各人所行的一切待他们， 40 使他们在你赐给我们列祖的土地上一生一世敬畏你。
41 “论到不属你百姓以色列的外邦人，若为你的名从远方而来， 42 他们因听见你的大名和大能的手，以及伸出来的膀臂，来向这殿祷告， 43 求你在天上你的居所垂听，照着外邦人向你所求的一切而行，使地上万民都认识你的名，敬畏你，像你的百姓以色列一样，又使他们知道我所建造的是称为你名下的殿。
44 “你的百姓若奉你的派遣出去，无论往何处与仇敌争战，他们若向耶和华所选择的城，以及我为你名所建造的这殿祷告， 45 求你在天上垂听他们的祷告祈求，为他们伸张正义。
46 “你的百姓若得罪你，因为没有人不犯罪，你向他们发怒，把他们交在仇敌面前，掳他们的人把他们带到仇敌之地，或远或近， 47 他们若在被掳之地那里回心转意，在掳掠者之地悔改，向你恳求说：‘我们有罪了，我们悖逆了，我们作恶了’； 48 他们若在掳他们的仇敌之地尽心尽性归向你，又向自己的地，就是你赐给他们列祖的地和你所选择的城，以及我为你名所建造的这殿祷告， 49 求你在天上你的居所垂听他们的祷告祈求，为他们伸张正义， 50 饶恕得罪你的子民，赦免他们向你所犯一切的过犯，使他们在掳他们的人面前蒙怜悯。 51 因为他们是你的子民，你的产业，是你从埃及，从铁炉中领出来的。 52 愿你的眼目看顾仆人和你百姓以色列的祈求；他们无论何时向你呼求，愿你垂听。 53 主耶和华啊，你将他们从地上万民中分别出来作你的产业，是照着你领我们列祖出埃及的时候，藉你仆人摩西所应许的。”
为民祝福
54 所罗门在耶和华的坛前屈膝跪着，向天举手；他在耶和华面前祷告祈求完毕的时候，就起来， 55 站着，大声为以色列全会众祝福，说： 56 “耶和华是应当称颂的！因为他照着一切所应许的赐平安给他的百姓以色列，凡藉他仆人摩西应许赐福的话，一句都没有落空。 57 愿耶和华—我们的 神与我们同在，像与我们列祖同在一样，不撇下我们，不丢弃我们， 58 使我们的心归向他，遵行他一切的道，谨守他吩咐我们列祖的诫命、律例、典章。 59 愿我在耶和华面前祈求的这些话，昼夜靠近耶和华—我们的 神，好让他每日为他仆人和他百姓以色列伸张正义， 60 使地上的万民都知道惟独耶和华是 神，没有别的了。 61 所以你们当向耶和华—我们的 神存纯正的心，遵行他的律例，谨守他的诫命，如同今日一样。”
奉献圣殿(D)
62 王和全以色列一同在耶和华面前献祭。 63 所罗门向耶和华献平安祭，二万二千头牛，十二万只羊。这样，王和全以色列为耶和华的殿行了奉献之礼。 64 当日，王因耶和华殿前的铜坛太小，容不下燔祭、素祭和平安祭牲的脂肪，就将耶和华殿前院子的中间分别为圣，在那里献燔祭、素祭和平安祭牲的脂肪。
65 那时所罗门守节，从哈马口直到埃及溪谷的以色列众人都与他同在一起，成了一个盛大的会，在耶和华—我们的 神面前七日又七日，共十四日。 66 第八日，王遣散百姓；他们都为王祝福。他们为耶和华向他仆人大卫和他百姓以色列所施的一切恩惠都心中喜乐，愉快地各回自己的帐棚去了。
1 Kings 8
King James Version
8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
18 And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
20 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
25 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
60 That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord.
63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
1 Kings 8
Contemporary English Version
Solomon Brings the Sacred Chest to the Temple
(2 Chronicles 5.2—6.2)
8 1-2 (A) The sacred chest had been kept on Mount Zion, also known as the city of David. But Solomon decided to have the chest moved to the temple while everyone was in Jerusalem, celebrating the Festival of Shelters during Ethanim,[a] the seventh month of the year.
Solomon called together the important leaders of Israel. 3-4 Then the priests and the Levites carried to the temple the sacred chest, the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship. 5 Solomon and a crowd of people stood in front of the chest and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted.
6 The priests carried the chest into the most holy place and put it under the winged creatures, 7 whose wings covered both the chest and the poles used for carrying it. 8 The poles were so long that they could be seen from right outside the most holy place, but not from anywhere else. And they stayed there from then on.
9 (B) The only things kept in the chest were the two flat stones Moses had put there when the Lord made his agreement with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai,[b] after bringing them out of Egypt.
10 (C) Suddenly a cloud filled the temple as the priests were leaving the most holy place. 11 The Lord's glory was in the cloud, and the light from it was so bright that the priests could not stay inside to do their work. 12 (D) Then Solomon prayed:
“Our Lord, you said that you
would live in a dark cloud.
13 Now I have built a glorious temple
where you can live forever.”
Solomon Speaks to the People
(2 Chronicles 6.3-11)
14 Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them 15-16 (E) and said:
Praise the Lord God of Israel! Long ago he brought his people out of Egypt. He did not choose a city from any tribe in Israel where his temple would be built, but he kept his promise to make my father David the king of Israel.
17 (F) So when David wanted to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel, 18 the Lord said, “It's good that you want to build a temple where I can be worshiped. 19 (G) But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build a temple to honor me.”
20 The Lord has done what he promised. I am the king of Israel like my father, and I've built a temple for the Lord our God. 21 I've also made a place in the temple for the sacred chest. And in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn agreement the Lord made with our ancestors when he led them out of Egypt.
Solomon Prays at the Temple
(2 Chronicles 6.12-42)
22 Solomon stood facing the altar with everyone standing behind him. Then he lifted his arms toward heaven 23 and prayed:
Lord God of Israel, no other god in heaven or on earth is like you!
You never forget the agreement you made with your people, and you are loyal to anyone who faithfully obeys your teachings. 24 My father David was your servant, and today you have kept every promise you made to him.
25 (H)Lord God of Israel, you promised my father that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did. 26 Please keep this promise you made to your servant David.
27 (I) There's not enough room in all of heaven for you, Lord God. How could you possibly live on earth in this temple I have built? 28 But I ask you to answer my prayer. 29 (J) This is the temple where you have chosen to be worshiped. Please watch over it day and night and listen when I turn toward it and pray. 30 I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So whenever any of us look toward this temple and pray, answer from your home in heaven and forgive our sins.
31 Suppose someone accuses a person of a crime, and the accused has to stand in front of the altar in your temple and say, “I swear I am innocent!” 32 Listen from heaven and decide who is right. Then punish the guilty person and let the innocent one go free.
33 (K) Suppose your people Israel sin against you, and then an enemy defeats them. If they come to this temple and beg for forgiveness, 34 listen from your home in heaven. Forgive them and bring them back to the land you gave their ancestors.
35 Suppose your people sin against you, and you punish them by holding back the rain. If they turn toward this temple and pray in your name and stop sinning, 36 listen from your home in heaven and forgive them. The people of Israel are your servants, so teach them to live right. And please send rain on the land you gave them to be theirs forever.
37 Sometimes the crops may dry up or rot or be eaten by locusts[c] or grasshoppers, and your people will be starving. Sometimes enemies may surround their towns, or your people will become sick with deadly diseases. 38 Listen when anyone in Israel truly feels sorry and sincerely prays with arms lifted toward your temple. 39 You know what is in everyone's heart. So from your home in heaven answer their prayers, according to the way they live and what is in their hearts. 40 Then your people will worship and obey you for as long as they live in the land you gave their ancestors.
41-42 Foreigners will hear about you and your mighty power, and some of them will come to live among your people Israel. If any of them pray toward this temple, 43 listen from your home in heaven and answer their prayers. Then everyone on earth will worship you, just like your people Israel, and they will know that I have built this temple to honor you.
44 Our Lord, sometimes you will order your people to attack their enemies. Then your people will turn toward this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, and they will pray to you. 45 Answer their prayers from heaven and give them victory.
46 Everyone sins. But when your people sin against you, suppose you get angry enough to let their enemies drag them away to foreign countries. 47-49 Later, they may feel sorry for what they did and ask your forgiveness. Answer them when they pray toward this temple I have built for you in your chosen city, here in this land you gave their ancestors. From your home in heaven, listen to their sincere prayers and do what they ask. 50 Forgive your people no matter how much they have sinned against you. Make the enemies who defeated them be kind to them. 51 Remember, they are the people you chose and rescued from Egypt that was like a blazing fire to them.
52 I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So listen when any of us pray and cry out for your help. 53 When you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, you told your servant Moses to say to them, “From all people on earth, the Lord God has chosen you to be his very own.”
Solomon Blesses the People
54 When Solomon finished his prayer at the altar, he was kneeling with his arms lifted toward heaven. He stood up, 55 turned toward the people, blessed them, and said loudly:
56 (L) Praise the Lord! He has kept his promise and given us peace. Every good thing he promised to his servant Moses has happened.
57 The Lord our God was with our ancestors to help them, and I pray that he will be with us and never abandon us. 58 May the Lord help us obey him and follow all the laws and teachings he gave our ancestors.
59 I pray that the Lord our God will remember my prayer day and night. May he help everyone in Israel each day, in whatever way we need it. 60 Then every nation will know that the Lord is the only true God.
61 Obey the Lord our God and follow his commands with all your heart, just as you are doing today.
Solomon Dedicates the Temple
(2 Chronicles 7.4-10)
62-63 Solomon and the people dedicated the temple to the Lord by offering 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing.[d] 64 On that day, Solomon dedicated the courtyard in front of the temple and made it acceptable for worship. He offered the sacrifices there because the bronze altar in front of the temple was too small.
65 Solomon and the huge crowd celebrated the Festival of Shelters at the temple for seven days.[e] There were people from as far away as the Egyptian Gorge in the south and Lebo-Hamath in the north. 66 Then on the eighth day, he sent everyone home. They said goodbye and left, very happy, because of all the good things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
Footnotes
- 8.1,2 Ethanim: The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-September to mid-October.
- 8.9 Sinai: Hebrew “Horeb.”
- 8.37 locusts: A type of grasshopper that comes in swarms and causes great damage to plant life.
- 8.62,63 sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing: See Leviticus 3.1-17.
- 8.65 seven days: One ancient translation; Hebrew “seven days and seven more days, fourteen days in all.”
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