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Nova Traduҫão na Linguagem de Hoje 2000
1 Reis 8
Nova Traduҫão na Linguagem de Hoje 2000
A arca da aliança é levada para o Templo(A)
8 Aí o rei Salomão convocou todos os chefes das tribos e dos grupos de famílias de Israel para irem encontrar-se com ele em Jerusalém a fim de levarem a arca da aliança de Deus, de Sião, a Cidade de Davi, para o Templo. 2 Todos os israelitas se reuniram durante a Festa das Barracas, no mês de etanim, que é o sétimo mês. 3 Quando todos os chefes chegaram, os sacerdotes pegaram a arca da aliança 4 e a levaram para o Templo. Os levitas e os sacerdotes levaram também a Tenda da Presença de Deus com todos os seus equipamentos para o Templo. 5 O rei Salomão e todo o povo de Israel se reuniram em frente da arca da aliança e ofereceram em sacrifício um grande número de ovelhas e touros, tantos que nem dava para contar. 6 Então os sacerdotes levaram a arca para dentro do Templo e a colocaram onde devia ficar, no Lugar Santíssimo, debaixo das asas dos querubins. 7 Pois as suas asas estendidas cobriam a arca e os seus cabos. 8 As pontas dos cabos podiam ser vistas por qualquer pessoa que ficasse diretamente em frente ao Lugar Santíssimo, mas não podiam ser vistas de nenhum outro lugar. (Os cabos ainda estão ali até hoje.) 9 Dentro da arca estavam somente as duas placas de pedra que Moisés havia colocado ali, quando, no monte Sinai, o Senhor Deus havia feito uma aliança com os israelitas depois que eles saíram do Egito.
10 Quando os sacerdotes estavam saindo do Lugar Santo, uma nuvem encheu o Templo do Senhor 11 com a glória do Senhor, e eles não puderam voltar para dentro a fim de realizar os seus atos de culto. 12 Aí Salomão disse:
— Tu, ó Senhor, puseste o sol no céu
embora tivesses resolvido viver entre as nuvens escuras.
13 Mas agora eu construí para ti uma casa,
um lugar onde viverás para sempre.
Salomão fala ao povo(B)
14 Aí Salomão virou-se, olhou para o povo, que estava todo de pé, e pediu a bênção de Deus para todos.
15 Depois disse:
— Bendito seja o Senhor, o Deus de Israel! Pois, pelo seu poder, ele cumpriu a promessa que tinha feito a Davi, o meu pai, quando lhe disse: 16 “Desde o dia em que tirei do Egito o meu povo de Israel, eu não escolhi nenhuma cidade de todas as tribos da terra de Israel para ali construir um templo a fim de ser adorado nele. Mas escolhi você, Davi, para governar o meu povo.”
17 E Salomão continuou:
— Davi, o meu pai, tinha planos de construir um templo para a adoração do Senhor, o Deus de Israel, 18 mas o Senhor lhe disse: “Você fez bem quando planejou construir um templo para mim, 19 mas você não o construirá. Será o seu filho quem construirá o meu Templo.” 20 E agora Deus cumpriu a sua promessa. Eu fiquei no lugar do meu pai como rei de Israel e construí o Templo para a adoração do Senhor, o Deus de Israel. 21 Também separei no Templo um lugar para colocar a arca da aliança, onde estão guardadas as placas de pedra da aliança que o Senhor Deus fez com os nossos antepassados quando os tirou do Egito.
Salomão ora a Deus(C)
22 Então, na presença de todo o povo reunido, Salomão foi e ficou em frente do altar. Levantou as mãos para o céu 23 e disse:
— Ó Senhor, Deus de Israel! Não há Deus igual a ti em cima no céu nem embaixo na terra. Tu cumpres a aliança que fizeste com o teu povo e lhes mostras o teu amor quando eles, com todo o coração, vivem uma vida de obediência a ti. 24 Pelo teu poder cumpriste a promessa que fizeste a Davi, o meu pai; no dia de hoje todas as palavras da tua promessa foram completamente cumpridas. 25 E agora, ó Senhor, Deus de Israel, eu te peço que cumpras a outra promessa que fizeste ao meu pai quando lhe disseste que sempre haveria um descendente dele governando como rei de Israel, contanto que eles te obedecessem com o mesmo cuidado com que ele obedeceu. 26 Portanto, ó Deus de Israel, faze com que se cumpra aquilo que prometeste a Davi, o meu pai, teu servo.
27 — Mas será que, de fato, ó Deus, tu podes morar no meio de nós, criaturas humanas, aqui na terra? Tu és tão grande, que não cabes nem mesmo no céu; como poderia este Templo que eu construí ser bastante grande para isso? 28 Ó Senhor, meu Deus, eu sou teu servo. Escuta a minha oração e atende os pedidos que te faço hoje. 29 Olha de dia e de noite para este Templo, o lugar que escolheste para nele seres adorado. Ouve-me quando eu orar com o rosto virado para este lugar. 30 Escuta as minhas orações e as orações do teu povo quando eles orarem com o rosto virado para cá. Sim, da tua casa no céu, ouve-nos e perdoa-nos.
31 — Quando alguém for acusado de prejudicar outra pessoa e for trazido até o teu altar neste Templo e jurar que é inocente, 32 ó Senhor, ouve do céu e julga os teus servos. Castiga o culpado como ele merecer e declara que não tem culpa aquele que for inocente, recompensando-o como ele merecer.
33 — Quando, por ter pecado contra ti, o teu povo de Israel for derrotado pelos seus inimigos e, quando ele se virar para ti e vier a este Templo para te louvar e pedir o teu perdão, 34 escuta-o do céu. Perdoa o pecado do teu povo e leva-o de volta para a terra que deste aos seus antepassados.
35 — Quando o céu se fechar, e não chover, porque o teu povo pecou contra ti, e eles se arrependerem e virarem o rosto na direção deste Templo e orarem e te louvarem, depois que os tiveres castigado, 36 escuta-os do céu. Perdoa os pecados do rei e do povo de Israel e ensina-os a fazer o que é direito. Então, ó Deus, faze cair chuva sobre esta tua terra que deste ao teu povo para ser deles para sempre.
37 — Quando nesta terra houver falta de alimentos, ou houver pragas, ou as colheitas forem destruídas por ventos muito quentes ou por bandos de gafanhotos, ou quando o teu povo for atacado pelos seus inimigos, ou quando houver peste ou doença entre o povo, 38 escuta as suas orações. Se alguém do teu povo de Israel, sentindo no seu coração o peso da desgraça, estender as mãos na direção deste Templo e orar, 39 escuta a sua oração. Lá do teu lar no céu, ouve o teu povo, perdoa-o e ajuda-o. Só tu conheces os pensamentos secretos do coração humano. Trata cada pessoa como merecer, 40 para que o teu povo te tema e te obedeça durante todo o tempo em que eles viverem na terra que deste aos nossos antepassados.
41-42 — Quando um estrangeiro que vive numa terra bem longe daqui ouvir falar da tua fama e das grandes coisas que tens feito pelo teu povo e vier te adorar e orar a ti com o rosto virado para este Templo, 43 ouve a sua oração. Lá do céu, onde vives, escuta-o e faze tudo o que ele te pedir, para que todos os povos da terra possam te conhecer e temer, como faz o teu povo de Israel. Então eles ficarão sabendo que este Templo que eu construí é o lugar onde deves ser adorado.
44 — Quando ordenares que o teu povo saia para a guerra contra os seus inimigos, e o teu povo orar a ti, virados para esta cidade que escolheste e para este Templo que construí em honra do teu nome, 45 escuta do céu as suas orações e os seus pedidos. Ouve-os e dá-lhes a vitória.
46 — Quando eles pecarem contra ti — e não há ninguém que não peque — e na tua ira deixares que os inimigos deles os derrotem e os levem prisioneiros para alguma terra inimiga, longe ou perto daqui, 47 ouve as orações do teu povo. Se ali, naquela terra, eles se arrependerem e orarem a ti, confessando que foram pecadores e maus, escuta as suas orações, ó Senhor. 48 Se naquela terra eles verdadeiramente e sinceramente se arrependerem e orarem a ti, virados na direção desta terra que deste aos nossos antepassados, desta cidade que escolheste e deste Templo que construí em honra do teu nome, 49 escuta as orações deles. Do teu lar no céu ouve-os e dá-lhes a vitória. 50 Perdoa os pecados que o teu povo tem cometido contra ti e a sua revolta contra ti e faze com que os seus inimigos os tratem com bondade. 51 Eles são o teu povo que tiraste daquela fornalha acesa, o Egito.
52 — Ó Senhor, nosso Deus, eu te peço que olhes com simpatia para o teu povo de Israel e para o seu rei e escutes as suas orações sempre que eles te chamarem pedindo ajuda. 53 Tu os escolheste entre todos os povos para serem o teu povo, conforme lhes disseste por meio do teu servo Moisés, quando tiraste do Egito os nossos antepassados.
Salomão abençoa o povo
54 Depois que Salomão acabou de orar ao Senhor Deus, ele se levantou e ficou em frente do altar, onde havia estado ajoelhado com as mãos levantadas para o céu. 55 Então, em voz alta, pediu as bênçãos de Deus para todo o povo que estava reunido ali. Ele disse:
56 — Bendito seja o Senhor Deus, que deu paz ao seu povo, como havia prometido! Ele tem cumprido todas as abençoadas promessas que fez por meio do seu servo Moisés. 57 Que o Senhor, nosso Deus, esteja conosco assim como esteve com os nossos antepassados! Que ele nunca nos deixe, nem nos abandone! 58 Que Deus nos faça obedientes a ele, para que sempre vivamos conforme ele quer, obedecendo a todos os mandamentos, leis e ensinos que ele deu aos nossos antepassados! 59 Que o Senhor, nosso Deus, lembre sempre desta oração e dos pedidos que eu lhe fiz! Que ele sempre tenha misericórdia do povo de Israel e do seu rei, de acordo com o que precisarem! 60 E assim todas as nações do mundo ficarão sabendo que somente o Senhor é Deus e que não há nenhum outro. 61 Que vocês sejam sempre fiéis ao Senhor, nosso Deus, obedecendo a todos os seus mandamentos e leis, como fazem hoje!
A inauguração do Templo(D)
62 Então o rei Salomão e todo o povo que estava ali ofereceram sacrifícios a Deus, o Senhor. 63 Ele ofereceu em sacrifício vinte e dois mil bois e cento e vinte mil ovelhas como ofertas de paz. E assim o rei e todo o povo dedicaram o Templo ao serviço do Senhor. 64 Naquele mesmo dia Salomão separou, a fim de ser sagrada para Deus, a parte central do pátio que ficava em frente ao Templo. Ali ele apresentou as ofertas que foram completamente queimadas, as ofertas de cereais e a gordura dos animais que haviam sido trazidos como ofertas de paz. Salomão fez isso porque o altar de bronze era muito pequeno para todas essas ofertas.
65 Naquela ocasião, ali no Templo, Salomão e todo o povo de Israel comemoraram durante sete dias a Festa das Barracas. O povo era uma enorme multidão de pessoas que tinham vindo do país inteiro, desde a subida de Hamate, no Norte, até a fronteira do Egito, no Sul. 66 No oitavo dia Salomão mandou o povo para casa. Todos pediram as bênçãos de Deus para ele e foram embora, felizes por causa de todas as coisas boas que o Senhor Deus tinha dado ao seu servo Davi e ao seu povo de Israel.
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Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
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Dedicação do templo
8 Então, congregou Salomão os anciãos de Israel e todos os cabeças das tribos, os príncipes dos pais, dentre os filhos de Israel, diante de si em Jerusalém, para fazerem subir a arca do concerto do Senhor da Cidade de Davi, que é Sião. 2 E todos os homens de Israel se juntaram, na festa, ao rei Salomão, no mês de etanim, que é o sétimo mês. 3 E vieram todos os anciãos de Israel, e os sacerdotes alçaram a arca. 4 E trouxeram a arca do Senhor para cima e o tabernáculo da congregação, juntamente com todos os utensílios sagrados que havia no tabernáculo; assim os trouxeram para cima os sacerdotes e os levitas. 5 E o rei Salomão e toda a congregação de Israel que se congregara a ele estavam todos diante da arca, sacrificando ovelhas e vacas, que se não podiam contar, nem numerar pela multidão. 6 Assim trouxeram os sacerdotes a arca do concerto do Senhor ao seu lugar, ao oráculo da casa, ao Lugar Santíssimo, até debaixo das asas dos querubins. 7 Porque os querubins estendiam ambas as asas sobre o lugar da arca e cobriam a arca e os seus varais por cima. 8 E os varais sobressaíram tanto, que as pontas dos varais se viam desde o santuário diante do oráculo; porém de fora não se viam; e ficaram ali até ao dia de hoje. 9 Na arca, nada havia, senão só as duas tábuas de pedra que Moisés ali pusera junto a Horebe, quando o Senhor fez aliança com os filhos de Israel, saindo eles da terra do Egito. 10 E sucedeu que, saindo os sacerdotes do santuário, uma nuvem encheu a Casa do Senhor. 11 E não podiam ter-se em pé os sacerdotes para ministrar, por causa da nuvem, porque a glória do Senhor enchera a Casa do Senhor.
Salomão fala ao povo
12 Então, disse Salomão: O Senhor disse que habitaria nas trevas. 13 Certamente, te edifiquei uma casa para morada, assento para a tua eterna habitação. 14 Então, virou o rei o rosto e abençoou toda a congregação de Israel; e toda a congregação de Israel estava em pé. 15 E disse: Bendito seja o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, que falou pela sua boca a Davi, meu pai, e pela sua mão o cumpriu, dizendo: 16 Desde o dia em que eu tirei o meu povo de Israel do Egito, não escolhi cidade alguma de todas as tribos de Israel para edificar alguma casa, para ali estabelecer o meu nome; porém escolhi a Davi, para que governasse sobre o meu povo de Israel. 17 Também Davi, meu pai, propusera em seu coração o edificar casa ao nome do Senhor, o Deus de Israel. 18 Porém o Senhor disse a Davi, meu pai: Porquanto propuseste no teu coração o edificar casa ao meu nome, bem fizeste em o propor no teu coração. 19 Todavia, tu não edificarás esta casa, porém teu filho, que descender de ti, edificará esta casa ao meu nome. 20 Assim confirmou o Senhor a sua palavra que tinha dito; porque me levantei em lugar de Davi, meu pai, e me assentei no trono de Israel, como tem dito o Senhor; e edifiquei uma casa ao nome do Senhor, o Deus de Israel. 21 E constituí ali lugar para a arca em que está o concerto que o Senhor fez com nossos pais, quando os tirou da terra do Egito.
Salomão ora a Deus
22 E pôs-se Salomão diante do altar do Senhor, em frente de toda a congregação de Israel, e estendeu as mãos para os céus, 23 e disse: Ó Senhor, Deus de Israel, não há Deus como tu, em cima nos céus nem embaixo na terra, que guardas o concerto e a beneficência a teus servos que andam de todo o seu coração diante de ti; 24 que cumpriste com teu servo Davi, meu pai, o que lhe disseras; porque, com a tua boca, o disseste e, com a tua mão, o cumpriste, como neste dia se vê. 25 Agora, pois, ó Senhor, Deus de Israel, faze a teu servo Davi, meu pai, o que lhe falaste, dizendo: Não te faltará sucessor diante de mim, que se assente no trono de Israel; somente que teus filhos guardem o seu caminho, para andarem diante de mim como tu andaste diante de mim. 26 Agora, também, ó Deus de Israel, cumpra-se a tua palavra que disseste a teu servo Davi, meu pai.
27 Mas, na verdade, habitaria Deus na terra? Eis que os céus e até o céu dos céus te não poderiam conter, quanto menos esta casa que eu tenho edificado. 28 Volve-te, pois, para a oração de teu servo e para a sua súplica, ó Senhor, meu Deus, para ouvires o clamor e a oração que o teu servo, hoje, faz diante de ti. 29 Para que os teus olhos, noite e dia, estejam abertos sobre esta casa, sobre este lugar, do qual disseste: O meu nome estará ali; para ouvires a oração que o teu servo fizer neste lugar. 30 Ouve, pois, a súplica do teu servo e do teu povo de Israel, quando orarem neste lugar; também ouve tu, no lugar da tua habitação nos céus; ouve também e perdoa. 31 Quando alguém pecar contra o seu próximo, e puserem sobre ele juramento, para o ajuramentarem, e vier o juramento diante do teu altar, nesta casa, 32 ouve tu, então, nos céus, e age, e julga os teus servos, condenando ao injusto, fazendo recair o seu proceder sobre a sua cabeça, e justificando ao justo, e fazendo-lhe segundo a sua justiça.
33 Quando o teu povo de Israel for ferido diante do inimigo, por ter pecado contra ti, e se converterem a ti, e confessarem o teu nome, e orarem, e suplicarem a ti nesta casa, 34 ouve tu, então, nos céus, e perdoa o pecado do teu povo de Israel, e torna a levá-lo à terra que tens dado a seus pais.
35 Quando os céus se cerrarem, e não houver chuva, por terem pecado contra ti, e orarem neste lugar, e confessarem o teu nome, e se converterem dos seus pecados, havendo-os tu afligido, 36 ouve tu, então, nos céus, e perdoa o pecado de teus servos e do teu povo de Israel, ensinando-lhes o bom caminho em que andem, e dá chuva na terra que deste ao teu povo em herança.
37 Quando houver fome na terra, quando houver peste, quando houver queima de searas, ferrugem, gafanhotos e pulgão, quando o seu inimigo o cercar na terra das suas portas ou houver alguma praga ou doença, 38 toda oração, toda súplica que qualquer homem de todo o teu povo de Israel fizer, conhecendo cada um a chaga do seu coração e estendendo as mãos para esta casa, 39 ouve tu, então, nos céus, assento da tua habitação, e perdoa, e faze, e dá a cada um conforme todos os seus caminhos e segundo vires o seu coração, porque só tu conheces o coração de todos os filhos dos homens. 40 Para que te temam todos os dias que viverem na terra que deste a nossos pais.
41 E também ouve ao estrangeiro que não for do teu povo Israel, porém vier de terras remotas, por amor do teu nome 42 (porque ouvirão do teu grande nome, e da tua forte mão, e do teu braço estendido), e vier orar a esta casa. 43 Ouve tu nos céus, assento da tua habitação, e faze conforme tudo o que o estrangeiro a ti clamar, a fim de que todos os povos da terra conheçam o teu nome, para te temerem como o teu povo de Israel e para saberem que o teu nome é invocado sobre esta casa que tenho edificado.
44 Quando o teu povo sair à guerra contra o seu inimigo, pelo caminho por que os enviares, e orarem ao Senhor, para a banda desta cidade que tu elegeste e desta casa que edifiquei ao teu nome, 45 ouve, então, nos céus a sua oração e a sua súplica e faze-lhes justiça.
46 Quando pecarem contra ti (pois não há homem que não peque), e tu te indignares contra eles, e os entregares nas mãos do inimigo, para que os que os cativarem os levem em cativeiro à terra do inimigo, quer longe ou perto esteja; 47 e, na terra aonde forem levados em cativeiro, tornarem em si, e se converterem, e na terra do seu cativeiro te suplicarem, dizendo: Pecamos, e perversamente agimos, e cometemos iniquidade; 48 e, se converterem a ti de todo o seu coração e de toda a sua alma, na terra de seus inimigos que os levaram em cativeiro, e orarem a ti para a banda da terra que deste a seus pais, para esta cidade que elegeste e para esta casa que edifiquei ao teu nome; 49 ouve, então, nos céus, assento da tua habitação, a sua oração e a sua súplica, e faze-lhes justiça, 50 e perdoa ao teu povo que houver pecado contra ti todas as suas prevaricações com que houverem prevaricado contra ti; e faze-lhes misericórdia perante aqueles que os têm cativos, para que deles tenham compaixão. 51 Porque são o teu povo e a tua herança que tiraste da terra do Egito, do meio do forno de ferro, 52 para que teus olhos estejam abertos à súplica do teu servo e à súplica do teu povo de Israel, a fim de os ouvires em tudo quanto clamarem a ti. 53 Pois tu, para tua herança, os elegeste de todos os povos da terra, como tens dito pelo ministério de Moisés, teu servo, quando tiraste os nossos pais do Egito, Senhor Jeová.
Salomão abençoa ao povo
54 Sucedeu, pois, que, acabando Salomão de fazer ao Senhor esta oração e esta súplica, estando de joelhos e com as mãos estendidas para os céus, se levantou de diante do altar do Senhor, 55 e pôs-se em pé, e abençoou a toda a congregação de Israel em alta voz, dizendo: 56 Bendito seja o Senhor, que deu repouso ao seu povo de Israel, segundo tudo o que disse; nem uma só palavra caiu de todas as suas boas palavras que falou pelo ministério de Moisés, seu servo. 57 O Senhor, nosso Deus, seja conosco, como foi com nossos pais; não nos desampare e não nos deixe, 58 inclinando a si o nosso coração, para andar em todos os seus caminhos e para guardar os seus mandamentos, e os seus estatutos, e os seus juízos que ordenou a nossos pais. 59 E que estas minhas palavras com que supliquei perante o Senhor estejam perto, diante do Senhor, nosso Deus, de dia e de noite, para que execute o juízo do seu servo e o juízo do seu povo de Israel, a cada qual no seu dia, 60 para que todos os povos da terra saibam que o Senhor é Deus e que não há outro. 61 E seja o vosso coração perfeito para com o Senhor, nosso Deus, para andardes nos seus estatutos e guardardes os seus mandamentos, como hoje.
62 E o rei e todo o Israel com ele sacrificaram sacrifícios perante a face do Senhor. 63 E ofereceu Salomão em sacrifício pacífico o que sacrificou ao Senhor, vinte e duas mil vacas e cento e vinte mil ovelhas; assim o rei e todos os filhos de Israel consagraram a Casa do Senhor. 64 No mesmo dia, santificou o rei o meio do átrio que estava diante da Casa do Senhor; porquanto ali preparara os holocaustos e as ofertas com a gordura dos sacrifícios pacíficos; porque o altar de cobre que estava diante da face do Senhor era muito pequeno para nele caberem os holocaustos, e as ofertas, e a gordura dos sacrifícios pacíficos.
65 No mesmo tempo, celebrou Salomão a festa, e todo o Israel, com ele, uma grande congregação, desde a entrada de Hamate até ao rio do Egito, perante a face do Senhor, nosso Deus, por sete dias e mais sete dias, catorze dias.
66 E, no oitavo dia, despediu o povo, e eles abençoaram o rei; então, se foram às suas tendas, alegres e contentes de coração, por causa de todo o bem que o Senhor fizera a Davi, seu servo, e a Israel, seu povo.
1 Kings 8
New International Version
1 Kings 8
New International Version
The Ark Brought to the Temple(A)
8 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs(B) of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark(C) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David.(D) 2 All the Israelites came together to King Solomon at the time of the festival(E) in the month of Ethanim, the seventh month.(F)
3 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests(G) took up the ark, 4 and they brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting(H) and all the sacred furnishings in it. The priests and Levites(I) carried them up, 5 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing(J) so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.
6 The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant(K) to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place,(L) and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.(M) 7 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed(N) the ark and its carrying poles. 8 These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today.(O) 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets(P) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud(Q) filled the temple of the Lord. 11 And the priests could not perform their service(R) because of the cloud, for the glory(S) of the Lord filled his temple.
12 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;(T) 13 I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell(U) forever.”
14 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed(V) them. 15 Then he said:
“Praise be to the Lord,(W) the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said, 16 ‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(X) I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name(Y) might be there, but I have chosen(Z) David(AA) to rule my people Israel.’
17 “My father David had it in his heart(AB) to build a temple(AC) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. 19 Nevertheless, you(AD) are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’(AE)
20 “The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded(AF) David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built(AG) the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(AH)
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands(AI) toward heaven 23 and said:
“Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like(AJ) you in heaven above or on earth below—you who keep your covenant of love(AK) with your servants who continue wholeheartedly in your way. 24 You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it—as it is today.
25 “Now Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises(AL) you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me faithfully as you have done.’ 26 And now, God of Israel, let your word that you promised(AM) your servant David my father come true.
27 “But will God really dwell(AN) on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven,(AO) cannot contain(AP) you. How much less this temple I have built! 28 Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day. 29 May your eyes be open(AQ) toward(AR) this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name(AS) shall be there,’ so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. 30 Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray(AT) toward this place. Hear(AU) from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.(AV)
31 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath(AW) before your altar in this temple, 32 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.(AX)
33 “When your people Israel have been defeated(AY) by an enemy because they have sinned(AZ) against you, and when they turn back to you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple,(BA) 34 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.
35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain(BB) because your people have sinned(BC) against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them, 36 then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach(BD) them the right way(BE) to live, and send rain(BF) on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.
37 “When famine(BG) or plague(BH) comes to the land, or blight(BI) or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers,(BJ) or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands(BK) toward this temple— 39 then hear(BL) from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive(BM) and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know(BN) their hearts (for you alone know every human heart), 40 so that they will fear(BO) you all the time they live in the land(BP) you gave our ancestors.
41 “As for the foreigner(BQ) who does not belong to your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of your name— 42 for they will hear(BR) of your great name and your mighty hand(BS) and your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this temple, 43 then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Do whatever the foreigner asks of you, so that all the peoples of the earth may know(BT) your name and fear(BU) you, as do your own people Israel, and may know that this house I have built bears your Name.(BV)
44 “When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray(BW) to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, 45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.(BX)
46 “When they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin(BY)—and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive(BZ) to their own lands, far away or near; 47 and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead(CA) with you in the land of their captors and say, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly’;(CB) 48 and if they turn back(CC) to you with all their heart(CD) and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray(CE) to you toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and the temple(CF) I have built for your Name;(CG) 49 then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. 50 And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy;(CH) 51 for they are your people and your inheritance,(CI) whom you brought out of Egypt, out of that iron-smelting furnace.(CJ)
52 “May your eyes be open(CK) to your servant’s plea and to the plea of your people Israel, and may you listen to them whenever they cry out to you.(CL) 53 For you singled them out from all the nations of the world to be your own inheritance,(CM) just as you declared through your servant Moses when you, Sovereign Lord, brought our ancestors out of Egypt.”
54 When Solomon had finished all these prayers and supplications to the Lord, he rose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands spread out toward heaven. 55 He stood and blessed(CN) the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
56 “Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest(CO) to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises(CP) he gave through his servant Moses. 57 May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake(CQ) us. 58 May he turn our hearts(CR) to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. 59 And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need, 60 so that all the peoples(CS) of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other.(CT) 61 And may your hearts(CU) be fully committed(CV) to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”
The Dedication of the Temple(CW)
62 Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices(CX) before the Lord. 63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated(CY) the temple of the Lord.
64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings and the fat(CZ) of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar(DA) that stood before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings.(DB)
65 So Solomon observed the festival(DC) at that time, and all Israel with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath(DD) to the Wadi of Egypt.(DE) They celebrated it before the Lord our God for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all. 66 On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good(DF) things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
1 Kings 8
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1 Kings 8
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8 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up.
5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
12 Then spake Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
15 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
18 And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
20 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
23 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
25 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
47 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
48 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
51 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.
54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
57 The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
60 That all the people of the earth may know that the Lord is God, and that there is none else.
61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord.
63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
1 Kings 8
New King James Version
1 Kings 8
New King James Version
The Ark Brought into the Temple(A)
8 Now (B)Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, (C)that they might bring (D)up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion. 2 Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon at the (E)feast in the month of [a]Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3 So all the elders of Israel came, (F)and the priests took up the ark. 4 Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, (G)the [b]tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 5 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, (H)sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. 6 Then the priests (I)brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to (J)its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, (K)under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8 The poles (L)extended so that the [c]ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. 9 (M)Nothing was in the ark (N)except the two tablets of stone which Moses (O)put there at Horeb, (P)when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud (Q)filled the house of the Lord, 11 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the (R)glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
12 (S)Then Solomon spoke:
“The Lord said He would dwell (T)in the dark cloud.
13 (U)I have surely built You an exalted house,
(V)And a place for You to dwell in forever.”
Solomon’s Speech at Completion of the Work(W)
14 Then the king turned around and (X)blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. 15 And he said: (Y)“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who (Z)spoke with His mouth to my father David, and with His hand has fulfilled it, saying, 16 ‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that (AA)My name might be there; but I chose (AB)David to be over My people Israel.’ 17 Now (AC)it was in the heart of my father David to build a [d]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 18 (AD)But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 Nevertheless (AE)you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’ 20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have [e]filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, (AF)as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is (AG)the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(AH)
22 Then Solomon stood before (AI)the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and (AJ)spread out his hands toward heaven; 23 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, (AK)there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, (AL)who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who (AM)walk before You with all their hearts. 24 You have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. 25 Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, (AN)‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk before Me as you have walked before Me.’ 26 (AO)And now I pray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David my father.
27 “But (AP)will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the (AQ)heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built! 28 Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today: 29 that Your eyes may be open toward this [f]temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, (AR)‘My name shall be (AS)there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes (AT)toward this place. 30 (AU)And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.
31 “When anyone sins against his neighbor, and is forced to take (AV)an oath, and comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this temple, 32 then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, (AW)condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.
33 (AX)“When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and (AY)when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray and make supplication to You in this temple, 34 then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their (AZ)fathers.
35 (BA)“When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, when they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and turn from their sin because You afflict them, 36 then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, that You may (BB)teach them (BC)the good way in which they should walk; and send rain on Your land which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.
37 (BD)“When there is famine in the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers; when their enemy besieges them in the land of their [g]cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there is; 38 whatever prayer, whatever supplication is made by anyone, or by all Your people Israel, when each one knows the plague of his own heart, and spreads out his hands toward this temple: 39 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and act, and give to everyone according to all his ways, whose heart You know (for You alone (BE)know the hearts of all the sons of men), 40 (BF)that they may fear You all the days that they live in the land which You gave to our fathers.
41 “Moreover, concerning a foreigner, who is not of Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for Your name’s sake 42 (for they will hear of Your great name and Your (BG)strong hand and Your outstretched arm), when he comes and prays toward this temple, 43 hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, (BH)that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and (BI)fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.
44 “When Your people go out to battle against their enemy, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name, 45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their [h]cause.
46 “When they sin against You (BJ)(for there is no one who does not sin), and You become angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, and they take them captive (BK)to the land of the enemy, far or near; 47 (BL)yet when they [i]come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication to You in the land of those who took them captive, (BM)saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness’; 48 and when they (BN)return to You with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who led them away captive, and (BO)pray to You toward their land which You gave to their fathers, the city which You have chosen and the temple which I have built for Your name: 49 then hear in heaven Your dwelling place their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their [j]cause, 50 and forgive Your people who have sinned against You, and all their transgressions which they have transgressed against You; and (BP)grant them compassion before those who took them captive, that they may have compassion on them 51 (for (BQ)they are Your people and Your inheritance, whom You brought out of Egypt, (BR)out of the iron furnace), 52 (BS)that Your eyes may be open to the supplication of Your servant and the supplication of Your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they call to You. 53 For You separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, (BT)as You spoke by Your servant Moses, when You brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God.”
Solomon Blesses the Assembly(BU)
54 (BV)And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 Then he stood (BW)and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: 56 “Blessed be the Lord, who has given (BX)rest[k] to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. (BY)There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. 57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. (BZ)May He not leave us nor forsake us, 58 that He may (CA)incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. 59 And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, 60 (CB)that all the peoples of the earth may know that (CC)the Lord is God; there is no other. 61 Let your (CD)heart therefore be [l]loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day.”
Solomon Dedicates the Temple(CE)
62 Then (CF)the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the Lord. 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand bulls and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64 On (CG)the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the (CH)bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
65 At that time Solomon held (CI)a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from (CJ)the entrance of Hamath to (CK)the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, (CL)seven days and seven more days—fourteen days. 66 (CM)On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they [m]blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 8:2 Or Tishri, September or October
- 1 Kings 8:4 tent
- 1 Kings 8:8 heads
- 1 Kings 8:17 Lit. house, and so in vv. 18–20
- 1 Kings 8:20 risen in the place of
- 1 Kings 8:29 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 8:37 Lit. gates
- 1 Kings 8:45 justice
- 1 Kings 8:47 Lit. bring back to their heart
- 1 Kings 8:49 justice
- 1 Kings 8:56 peace
- 1 Kings 8:61 Lit. at peace with
- 1 Kings 8:66 thanked
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