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1 Kings 9:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
1 Kings 9:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled.
They will gasp and ask,
‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
9 They will answer ⌞themselves⌟,
‘They abandoned the Lord their God,
who brought their ancestors out of Egypt.
They adopted other gods, worshiped, and served them.
That is why the Lord brought this disaster on them.’ ”
Solomon Completes His Construction(A)
10 It took Solomon 20 years to build the two houses (the Lord’s house and the royal palace).
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