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1 Kings 8:12-14
Good News Translation

12 (A)Then Solomon prayed:

“You, Lord, have placed the sun in the sky,[a]
    yet you have chosen to live in clouds and darkness.
13 Now I have built a majestic temple for you,
    a place for you to live in forever.”

Solomon's Address to the People(B)

14 As the people stood there, King Solomon turned to face them, and he asked God's blessing on them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:12 One ancient translation You … sky; Hebrew does not have these words.
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