1 Kings 8:20-22

Expanded Bible

²⁰ “Now the Lord has ·kept [fulfilled] his promise. I ·am the king now [^Lhave risen] in place of David my father. Now I ·rule [^Lsit on the throne of] Israel as the Lord promised, and I have built the ·Temple [^Lhouse] ·for [to honor; ^Lfor the name of] the Lord, the God of Israel. ²¹ I have ·made [prepared; provided] a place there for the Ark, in which is the ·Agreement [Covenant; Treaty; Ex. 25:10] the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”

Solomon’s Prayer

²² Then Solomon stood ·facing [before] the Lord’s altar, and all the ·Israelites [^Lcongregation/community/assembly of Israel] were standing behind him. He spread out his hands toward the sky