1 Kings 8:20-22

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁰ Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for ^(A)I have risen in place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord ^[a]promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ²¹ There I have set a place for the ark, ^(B)in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt.”

The Prayer of Dedication

²² Then ^(C)Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and ^(D)spread out his hands toward heaven.