1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon8010 assembled6950 the elders2205 of Israel,3478 and all the heads7218 of the tribes,4294 the princes5387 of the fathers'1 houses of the children1121 of Israel,3478 unto king4428 Solomon8010 in Jerusalem,3389 to bring up5927 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of Jehovah3068 out of the city5892 of David,1732 which is Zion.6726 cr 2 And all the men376 of Israel3478 assembled6950 themselves unto king4428 Solomon8010 at the feast,2282 in the month3391 Ethanim,388 which is the seventh7637 month.2320 cr 3 And all the elders2205 of Israel3478 came,935 and the priests3548 took up5375 the ark.727 cr 4 And they brought up5927 the ark727 of Jehovah,3068 and the tent168 of meeting,4150 and all the holy6944 vessels3627 that were in the Tent;168 even these did the priests3548 and the Levites3881 bring up.5927 cr 5 And king4428 Solomon8010 and all the congregation5712 of Israel,3478 that were assembled3259 unto him, were with him before6440 the ark,727 sacrificing2076 sheep6629 and oxen,1241 that could not be counted5608 nor numbered4487 for multitude.7230 cr 6 And the priests3548 brought in935 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of Jehovah3068 unto its place,4725 into the oracle1687 of the house,1004 to the most6944 holy6944 place, even under the wings3671 of the cherubim.3742 cr 7 For the cherubim3742 spread forth6566 their wings3671 over the place4725 of the ark,727 and the cherubim3742 covered5526 the ark727 and the staves905 thereof above.4605 cr 8 And the{Or, they drew out the staves, so that etc.} staves905 were so long748 that the ends7218 of the staves905 were seen from7200 the holy6944 place before6440 the oracle;1687 but they were not seen7200 without:2351 and there they are unto this day.3117 cr 9 There was nothing in the ark727 save7535 the two8147 tables3871 of stone68 which Moses4872 put3240 there at Horeb,2722 when{Or, where} Jehovah3068 made3772 a covenant with the children1121 of Israel,3478 when they came out3318 of the land776 of Egypt.4714 cr 10 And it came to pass, when the priests3548 were come out3318 of the holy6944 place, that the cloud6051 filled4390 the house1004 of Jehovah,3068 cr 11 so that the priests3548 could3201 not stand5975 to minister8334 by reason6440 of the cloud;6051 for the glory3519 of Jehovah3068 filled4390 the house1004 of Jehovah.3068 cr

1 Kings 8:12 Then spake559 Solomon,8010 Jehovah3068 hath said559 that he would dwell7931 in the thick darkness.6205 cr 13 I have surely1129 built1129 thee a house1004 of habitation,2073 a place4349 for thee to dwell in2073 for ever.5769 cr 14 And the king4428 turned5437 his face6440 about,5437 and blessed1288 all the assembly6951 of Israel:3478 and all the assembly6951 of Israel3478 stood.5975 cr 15 And he said,559 Blessed1288 be Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 who spake1696 with his mouth6310 unto David1732 thy father,1 and hath with his hand3027 fulfilled4390 it, saying,559 cr 16 Since the day3117 that I brought forth3318 my people5971 Israel3478 out of Egypt,4714 I chose977 no city5892 out of all the tribes7626 of Israel3478 to build1129 a house,1004 that my name8034 might be there; but I chose977 David1732 to be over my people5971 Israel.3478 cr 17 Now it was in the heart3824 of David1732 my father1 to build1129 a house1004 for the name8034 of Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel.3478 cr 18 But Jehovah3068 said559 unto David1732 my father,1 Whereas3282 it was in thy heart3824 to build1129 a house1004 for my name,8034 thou didst well2895 that it was in thy heart:3824 cr 19 nevertheless7535 thou shalt not build1129 the house;1004 but thy son1121 that shall come forth out3318 of thy loins,2504 he shall build1129 the house1004 for my name.8034 cr 20 And Jehovah3068 hath established6965 his word1697 that he spake;1696 for I am risen up6965 in the room of David1732 my father,1 and sit3427 on the throne3678 of Israel,3478 as Jehovah3068 promised,1696 and have built1129 the house1004 for the name8034 of Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel.3478 cr 21 And there have I set7760 a place4725 for the ark,727 wherein is the covenant1285 of Jehovah,3068 which he made3772 with our fathers,1 when he brought them out3318 of the land776 of Egypt.4714 cr

1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon8010 stood5975 before6440 the altar4196 of Jehovah3068 in the presence of5048 all the assembly6951 of Israel,3478 and spread forth6566 his hands3709 toward heaven;8064 cr 23 and he said,559 O Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 there is no God430 like thee, in heaven8064 above,4605 or on earth776 beneath; who keepest8104 covenant1285 and lovingkindness2617 with{Or, for} thy servants,5650 that walk1980 before6440 thee with all their heart;3820 cr 24 who hast kept8104 with thy servant5650 David1732 my father1 that which thou didst promise1696 him: yea, thou spakest1696 with thy mouth,6310 and hast fulfilled4390 it with thy hand,3027 as it is this day.3117 cr 25 Now therefore, O Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 keep8104 with thy servant5650 David1732 my father1 that which thou hast promised1696 him, saying,559 There{Hebrew There shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight.} shall not fail3772 thee a man376 in my sight6440 to sit3427 on the throne3678 of Israel,3478 if7535 only thy children1121 take heed8104 to their way,1870 to walk3212 before6440 me as thou hast walked1980 before me.6440 cr 26 Now therefore, O God430 of Israel,3478 let thy word,1697 I pray thee, be verified,539 which thou spakest1696 unto thy servant5650 David1732 my father.1 cr

1 Kings 8:27 But will God430 in very deed552 dwell3427 on the earth?776 behold, heaven8064 and the heaven8064 of heavens8064 cannot contain3557 thee; how much less637 this house1004 that I have builded!1129 cr 28 Yet have thou respect6437 unto the prayer8605 of thy servant,5650 and to his supplication,8467 O Jehovah3068 my God,430 to hearken8085 unto the cry7440 and to the prayer8605 which thy servant5650 prayeth6419 before6440 thee this day;3117 cr 29 that thine eyes5869 may be open6605 toward this house1004 night3915 and day,3117 even toward the place4725 whereof thou hast said,559 My name8034 shall be there; to hearken8085 unto the prayer8605 which thy servant5650 shall pray6419 toward this place.4725 cr 30 And hearken8085 thou to the supplication8467 of thy servant,5650 and of thy people5971 Israel,3478 when they shall pray6419 toward this place:4725 yea, hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling place;4725 and when thou hearest,8085 forgive.5545 cr

1 Kings 8:31 If{Or, Whereinsoever a man shall sin} a man376 sin2398 against his neighbor,7453 and an oath423 be laid5375 upon him to cause him to swear,422 and he come935 and swear423 before6440 thine altar4196 in this house;1004 cr 32 then hear8085 thou in heaven,8064 and do,6213 and judge8199 thy servants,5650 condemning7561 the wicked,7563 to bring5414 his way1870 upon his own head,7218 and justifying6663 the righteous,6662 to give5414 him according to his righteousness.6666 cr

1 Kings 8:33 When thy people5971 Israel3478 are smitten down5062 before6440 the enemy,341 because they have sinned2398 against thee; if they turn again7725 to thee, and confess3034 thy name,8034 and pray6419 and make supplication2603 unto thee in this house:1004 cr 34 then hear8085 thou in heaven,8064 and forgive5545 the sin2403 of thy people5971 Israel,3478 and bring them again7725 unto the land127 which thou gavest5414 unto their fathers.1 cr

1 Kings 8:35 When heaven8064 is shut up,6113 and there is no rain,4306 because they have sinned2398 against thee; if they pray6419 toward this place,4725 and confess3034 thy name,8034 and turn7725 from their sin,2403 when{Or, because} thou dost{Or, answerest} afflict them:6031 cr 36 then hear8085 thou in heaven,8064 and forgive5545 the sin2403 of thy servants,5650 and of thy people5971 Israel,3478 when{Or, because} thou teachest3384 them the good2896 way1870 wherein they should walk;3212 and send5414 rain4306 upon thy land,776 which thou hast given5414 to thy people5971 for an inheritance.5159 cr

1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land776 famine,7458 if there be pestilence,1698 if there be blasting7711 or mildew,3420 locust697 or caterpillar;2625 if their enemy341 besiege6887 them in the land776 of their cities;8179{Hebrew gates.} whatsoever plague,5061 whatsoever sickness there be;4245 cr 38 what prayer8605 and supplication8467 soever be made by any man,120 or by all thy people5971 Israel,3478 who shall know3045 every man376 the plague5061 of his own heart,3824 and spread forth6566 his hands3709 toward this house:1004 cr 39 then hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling place,4349 and forgive,5545 and do,6213 and render5414 unto every man376 according to all his ways,1870 whose heart3824 thou knowest;3045 (for thou, even thou only, knowest3045 the hearts3824 of all the children1121 of men;)120 cr 40 that they may fear3372 thee all the days3117 that they live2416 in6440 the land127 which thou gavest5414 unto our fathers.1 cr

1 Kings 8:41 Moreover concerning the foreigner,5237 that is not of thy people5971 Israel,3478 when he shall come out935 of a far7350 country776 for4616 thy name's sake8034 cr 42 (for they shall hear8085 of thy great1419 name,8034 and of thy mighty2389 hand,3027 and of thine outstretched5186 arm);2220 when he shall come935 and pray6419 toward this house;1004 cr 43 hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling place,4349 and do6213 according to all that the foreigner5237 calleth7121 to thee for; that all the peoples5971 of the earth776 may know3045 thy name,8034 to fear3372 thee, as doth thy people5971 Israel,3478 and that they may know3045 that this{Or, they name is called upon this house etc.} house1004 which I have built1129 is called7121 by thy name.8034 cr

1 Kings 8:44 If thy people5971 go out3318 to battle4421 against their enemy,341 by whatsoever1870 way thou shalt send7971 them, and they pray6419 unto Jehovah3068 toward1870 the city5892 which thou hast chosen,977 and toward the house1004 which I have built1129 for thy name;8034 cr 45 then hear8085 thou in heaven8064 their prayer8605 and their supplication,8467 and maintain6213 their cause.4941{Or, right} cr

1 Kings 8:46 If they sin2398 against thee (for there is no man120 that sinneth2398 not), and thou be angry599 with them, and deliver5414 them to the enemy,341 so that they{Hebrew they that take them captive carry them away.} carry them away7617 captive7617 unto6440 the land776 of the enemy,341 far7350 off or near;7138 cr 47 yet if they shall bethink7725 themselves in the land776 whither they are carried captive,7617 and turn7725 again, and make supplication2603 unto thee in the land776 of them that carried them captive,7617 saying,559 We have sinned,2398 and have done perversely,5753 we have dealt wickedly;7561 cr 48 if they return7725 unto thee with all their heart3824 and with all their soul5315 in the land776 of their enemies,341 who carried them captive,7617 and pray6419 unto thee toward1870 their land,776 which thou gavest5414 unto their fathers,1 the city5892 which thou hast chosen,977 and the house1004 which I have built1129 for thy name:8034 cr 49 then hear8085 thou their prayer8605 and their supplication8467 in heaven8064 thy dwelling place,4349 and maintain6213 their cause;4941{Or, right} cr 50 and forgive5545 thy people5971 who have sinned2398 against thee, and all their transgressions6588 wherein they have transgressed6586 against thee; and give5414 them compassion7356{Hebrew to be for compassion.} before6440 those who carried them captive,7617 that they may have compassion on them7355 cr 51 (for they are thy people,5971 and thine inheritance,5159 which thou broughtest forth3318 out of Egypt,4714 from the midst8432 of the furnace3564 of iron);1270 cr 52 that thine eyes5869 may be open6605 unto the supplication8467 of thy servant,5650 and unto the supplication8467 of thy people5971 Israel,3478 to hearken8085 unto them whensoever they cry unto thee.7121 cr 53 For thou didst separate914 them from among all the peoples5971 of the earth,776 to be thine inheritance,5159 as thou spakest1696 by3027 Moses4872 thy servant,5650 when thou broughtest3318 our fathers1 out of Egypt,4714 O Lord136 Jehovah.136 cr

1 Kings 8:54 And it was so, that, when Solomon8010 had made an end3615 of praying6419 all this prayer8605 and supplication8467 unto Jehovah,3068 he arose6965 from before6440 the altar4196 of Jehovah,3068 from kneeling3766 on his knees1290 with his hands3709 spread forth6566 toward heaven.8064 cr 55 And he stood,5975 and blessed1288 all the assembly6951 of Israel3478 with a loud1419 voice,6963 saying,559 cr 56 Blessed1288 be Jehovah,3068 that hath given5414 rest4496 unto his people5971 Israel,3478 according to all that he promised:1696 there hath not failed5307{Hebrew fallen.} one259 word1697 of all his good2896 promise,1697 which he promised1697 by3027 Moses4872 his servant.5650 cr 57 Jehovah3068 our God430 be with us, as he was with our fathers:1 let him not leave5800 us, nor forsake us;5203 cr 58 that he may incline5186 our hearts3824 unto him, to walk3212 in all his ways,1870 and to keep8104 his commandments,4687 and his statutes,2706 and his ordinances,4941 which he commanded6680 our fathers.1 cr 59 And let these my words,1697 wherewith I have made supplication2603 before6440 Jehovah,3068 be nigh7138 unto Jehovah3068 our God430 day3119 and night,7138 that he maintain6213 the cause4941 of his servant,5650 and the cause4941 of his people5971 Israel,3478 as{Hebrew the thing of a day in its day.} every1697 day shall require;3117 cr 60 that all the peoples5971 of the earth776 may know3045 that Jehovah,3068 he is God; there is none else.430 cr 61 Let your heart3824 therefore be perfect8003 with Jehovah3068 our God,430 to walk3212 in his statutes,2706 and to keep8104 his commandments,4687 as at this day.3117 cr

1 Kings 8:62 And the king,4428 and all Israel3478 with him, offered2076 sacrifice2077 before6440 Jehovah.3068 cr 63 And Solomon8010 offered2076 for the sacrifice2077 of peace-offerings,2077 which he offered2076 unto Jehovah,3068 two8147 and twenty6242 thousand505 oxen,1241 and a hundred3967 and twenty6242 thousand505 sheep.6629 So the king4428 and all the children1121 of Israel3478 dedicated2596 the house1004 of Jehovah.3068 cr 64 The same day3117 did the king4428 hallow6942 the middle8432 of the court2691 that was before6440 the house1004 of Jehovah;3068 for there he offered6213 the burnt-offering,5930 and the meal-offering,4503 and the fat2459 of the peace-offerings,8002 because the brazen5178 altar4196 that was before6440 Jehovah3068 was too little6996 to receive3557 the burnt-offering,5930 and the meal-offering,4503 and the fat2459 of the peace-offerings.8002 cr 65 So Solomon8010 held6213 the feast2282 at that time,6256 and all Israel3478 with him, a great1419 assembly,6951 from the entrance935 of Hamath2574 unto the brook5158 of Egypt,4714 before6440 Jehovah3068 our God,430 seven7651 days3117 and seven7651 days,3117 even fourteen702 days.3117 cr 66 On the eighth8066 day3117 he sent7971 the people5971 away;7971 and they blessed1288 the king,4428 and went3212 unto their tents168 joyful8056 and glad2896 of heart3820 for all the goodness2896 that Jehovah3068 had showed6213 unto David1732 his servant,5650 and to Israel3478 his people.5971 cr