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1 Kings 8

Israel’s elders gather as the ark is brought from Zion into the temple’s most holy place. A cloud fills the house so the priests cannot stand to minister. Solomon blesses the congregation, recalls God’s promise to David, and offers a long prayer asking God to hear from heaven in cases of sin, defeat, drought, famine, war, foreign prayer, and exile. He then blesses the people, offers sacrifices, and celebrates a great feast.

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Israel’s elders gather as the ark is brought from Zion into the temple’s most holy place. A cloud fills the house so the priests cannot stand to minister. Solomon blesses the congregation, recalls God’s promise to David, and offers a long prayer asking God to hear from heaven in cases of sin, defeat, drought, famine, war, foreign prayer, and exile. He then blesses the people, offers sacrifices, and celebrates a great feast.

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Verses 1–11The ark is brought into the temple, and the glory of the LORD fills the houseVerses 12–21Solomon blesses the congregation and speaks of the LORD’s fulfilled promiseVerses 22–53Solomon prays for the temple and asks the LORD to hear His peopleVerses 54–61Solomon blesses Israel and calls them to a perfect heart with the LORDVerses 62–66Solomon offers sacrifices and holds a great feast
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1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the…2And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king…3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests…4And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and…5And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that…6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant…7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the…8And they drew out the staves, that the ends of…9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables…10And it came to pass, when the priests were come…11So that the priests could not stand to minister because…12Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell…13I have surely built thee an house to dwell in,…14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all…15And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,…16Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel…17And it was in the heart of David my father…18And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it…19Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son…20And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake,…21And I have set there a place for the ark,…22And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in…23And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no…24Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that…25Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant…26And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I…27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the…28Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant,…29That thine eyes may be open toward this house night…30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and…31If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath…32Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy…33When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy,…34Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of…35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain,…36Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of…37If there be in the land famine, if there be…38What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man,…39Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive,…40That they may fear thee all the days that they…41Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people…42(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of…43Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according…44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy,…45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication,…46If they sin against thee, (for there is no man…47Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither…48And so return unto thee with all their heart, and…49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven…50And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and…51For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou…52That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of…53For thou didst separate them from among all the people…54And it was so, that when Solomon had made an…55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel…56Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his…57The LORD our God be with us, as he was…58That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk…59And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication…60That all the people of the earth may know that…61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our…62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice…63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he…64The same day did the king hallow the middle of…65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all…66On the eighth day he sent the people away: and…