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1 Kings 8:20-22
International Standard Version
1 Kings 8:20-22
International Standard Version
20 “The Lord has brought to fulfillment[a] what he promised, and now here I stand,[b] having succeeded my father David to sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 I have placed there the ark in which the covenant is stored that the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(A)
22 Then Solomon took his place in front of the Lord’s altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
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- 1 Kings 8:20 Lit. has caused to stand up
- 1 Kings 8:20 MT verb is a pun on the verb brought to fulfillment
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