⁸ But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

¹¹ And there I have put the ark, ^(A)in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication^(A)

^12 (B)Then ^[a]Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands