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The Dedication of the Temple

54 When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the Lord, he stood up in front of the altar of the Lord, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven. 55 He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:

56 “Praise the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises 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 or abandon us. 58 May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors. 59 And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the Lord be before him constantly, day and night, so that the Lord our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day’s needs. 60 Then people all over the earth will know that the Lord alone is God and there is no other. 61 And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”

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Solomon Blesses Yahweh

54 (A)Now it happened that when Solomon had [a]finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to Yahweh, (B)he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his [b]hands spread toward heaven. 55 And he stood and (C)blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

56 “Blessed be Yahweh, who has given rest to His people Israel, (D)according to all that He [c]promised; (E)not one promise has [d]failed of all His good [e]promises, which He [f]promised by the hand of Moses His [g]servant. 57 May Yahweh our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; (F)may He not forsake us or abandon us, 58 that (G)He may 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 Yahweh, be near to Yahweh our God day and night, that He may do justice for His slave and justice for His people Israel, [h]as each day requires, 60 so (H)that all the peoples of the earth may know that (I)Yahweh is God; there is no one else. 61 (J)Let your heart therefore be [i]wholly devoted to Yahweh our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:54 Or completed, cf. 9:1; 2 Chr 7:11; 8:16
  2. 1 Kings 8:54 Lit palms
  3. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke
  4. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit fallen
  5. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit word
  6. 1 Kings 8:56 Lit spoke
  7. 1 Kings 8:56 Or slave, cf. 8:52; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  8. 1 Kings 8:59 Lit the thing of a day in its day
  9. 1 Kings 8:61 Lit complete with