25 Therefore, Lord God of Israel,
keep what You promised
to Your servant, my father David:
You will never fail to have a man
to sit before Me on the throne of Israel,(A)
if only your sons guard their walk before Me
as you have walked before Me.(B)
26 Now Lord[a] God of Israel,
please confirm what You promised
to Your servant, my father David.(C)

27 But will God indeed live on earth?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:26 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg, 2Ch 6:16; other Hb mss omit Lord

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