2 Chronicles 6:10-13

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁰ Now, the Lord has done what he said he would do. I am the new king in my father’s place. David was my father. Now I am Israel’s king. That is what the Lord promised, and I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ¹¹ I have put the Box of the Agreement in the Temple. The Lord’s Agreement with Israel is in that box.”

Solomon’s Prayer

^12-13 Solomon had made a bronze platform and placed it in the middle of the outer courtyard. The platform was 5 cubits^[a] long, 5 cubits wide, and 3 cubits^[b] tall. Solomon stood on the platform and faced the Lord’s altar. In front of all the Israelites who were gathered together, Solomon kneeled, spread his hands out toward heaven,