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12 Then Solomon said,

“The Lord caused the sun to shine in the sky,
    but he chose to live in a dark cloud.[a]
13 Now, Lord, I have built a beautiful Temple for you,
    where you may live forever.”

14 Then King Solomon turned toward all the Israelites who were standing there and asked God to bless them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:12 The Lord … dark cloud This is from the ancient Greek version, which places verses 12-13 after verse 53. In verse 12 the standard Hebrew text has only “The Lord said he would live in darkness.”

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