1 Kings 8:1 Then Solomon8010 assembled6950 the elders2205 of Israel,3478 and all the heads7218 of the tribes,4294 the chief5387{Heb. princes} of the fathers1 of the children1121 of Israel,3478 unto king4428 Solomon8010 in Jerusalem,3389 that they might bring up5927 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 out of the city5892 of David,1732 which is Zion.67262 And all the men376 of Israel3478 assembled6950 themselves unto king4428 Solomon8010 at the feast2282 in the month3391 Ethanim,388 which is the seventh7637 month.23203 And all the elders2205 of Israel3478 came,935 and the priests3548 took up5375 the ark.7274 And they brought up5927 the ark727 of the LORD,3068 and the tabernacle168 of the congregation,4150 and all the holy6944 vessels3627 that were in the tabernacle,168 even those did the priests3548 and the Levites3881 bring up.59275 And king4428 Solomon,8010 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 told5608 nor numbered4487 for multitude.72306 And the priests3548 brought in935 the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 unto his place,4725 into the oracle1687 of the house,1004 to the most6944 holy6944place,even under the wings3671 of the cherubims.37427 For the cherubims3742 spread forth6566their two wings3671 over the place4725 of the ark,727 and the cherubims3742 covered5526 the ark727 and the staves905 thereof above.46058 And they drew out748 the staves,905 that the ends7218{Heb. heads} of the staves905 were seen out7200 in the holy6944place{Or, Ark, as 2. Chron. 5.9} before6440 the oracle,1687 and they were not seen7200 without:2351 and there they are unto this day.31179Therewas nothing in the ark727 save7535 the two8147 tables3871 of stone,68 which Moses4872 put3240 there at Horeb,2722 when{Or, where} the LORD3068 made3772acovenant with the children1121 of Israel,3478 when they came out3318 of the land776 of Egypt.471410 And it came to pass, when the priests3548 were come out3318 of the holy6944place, that the cloud6051 filled4390 the house1004 of the LORD,306811 So that the priests3548 could3201 not stand5975 to minister8334 because6440 of the cloud:6051 for the glory3519 of the LORD3068 had filled4390 the house1004 of the LORD.3068
1 Kings 8:12 Then spake559 Solomon,8010 The LORD3068 said559 that he would dwell7931 in the thick darkness.620513 I have surely1129 built1129 thee an house1004 to dwell in,2073 a settled place4349 for thee to abide in3427 for ever.576914 And the king4428 turned54372794 his face6440 about,5437 and blessed1288 all the congregation6951 of Israel:3478 (and all the congregation6951 of Israel3478 stood;)597515 And he said,559 Blessed1288be the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 which spake1696 with his mouth6310 unto David1732 my father,1 and hath with his hand3027 fulfilled4390it, saying,55916 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 an house,1004 that my name8034 might be therein; but I chose977 David1732 to be over my people5971 Israel.347817 And it was in the heart3824 of David1732 my father1 to build1129 an house1004 for the name8034 of the LORD3068 God430 of Israel.347818 And the LORD3068 said559 unto David1732 my father,1 Whereas3282834 it was in thine heart3824 to build1129 an house1004 unto my name,8034 thou didst well2895 that it was in thine heart.382419 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 unto my name.803420 And the LORD3068 hath performed6965 his word1697 that he spake,1696 and I am risen up6965 in the room of David1732 my father,1 and sit3427 on the throne3678 of Israel,3478 as the LORD3068 promised,1696 and have built1129 an house1004 for the name8034 of the LORD3068 God430 of Israel.347821 And I have set7760 there a place4725 for the ark,727 wherein is the covenant1285 of the LORD,3068 which he made3772 with our fathers,1 when he brought them out3318 of the land776 of Egypt.4714
1 Kings 8:22 And Solomon8010 stood5975 before6440 the altar4196 of the LORD3068 in the presence of5048 all the congregation6951 of Israel,3478 and spread forth6566 his hands3709 toward heaven:806423 And he said,559 LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478thereis no God430 like thee, in heaven8064 above,4605 or on earth776 beneath, who keepest8104 covenant1285 and mercy2617 with thy servants5650 that walk1980 before6440 thee with all their heart:382024 Who hast kept8104 with thy servant5650 David1732 my father1 that thou promisedst1696 him: thou spakest1696 also with thy mouth,6310 and hast fulfilled4390it with thine hand,3027 as itis this day.311725 Therefore now, LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 keep8104 with thy servant5650 David1732 my father1 that thou promisedst1696 him, saying,559 There shall not fail3772 thee a man376 in my sight6440{Heb. there shall not be cut off unto thee a man from my sight} to sit3427 on the throne3678 of Israel;3478 so7535 that{Heb. only if} thy children1121 take heed8104 to their way,1870 that they walk3212 before6440 me as thou hast walked1980 before6440 me.
26 And now, O God430 of Israel,3478 let thy word,1697 I pray thee, be verified,539 which thou spakest1696 unto thy servant5650 David1732 my father.127 But will God430 indeed552 dwell3427 on the earth?776 behold, the heaven8064 and heaven8064 of heavens8064 cannot contain3557 thee; how much less637 this house1004 that I have builded?112928 Yet have thou respect6437 unto the prayer8605 of thy servant,5650 and to his supplication,8467 O LORD3068 my God,430 to hearken8085 unto the cry7440 and to the prayer,8605 which thy servant5650 prayeth6419 before6440 thee to day:311729 That thine eyes5869 may be open6605 toward this house1004 night3915 and day,3117even toward the place4725 of which thou hast said,559 My name8034 shall be there: that thou mayest hearken8085 unto the prayer8605 which thy servant5650 shall make6419 toward this place.4725{Or, in this place}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{Or, in this place} and hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling3427 place:4725 and when thou hearest,8085 forgive.5545
1 Kings 8:31 If any man376 trespass2398 against his neighbour,7453 and an oath423 be laid5375 upon him{Heb. and he require an oath of him} to cause him to swear,422 and the oath423 come935 before6440 thine altar4196 in this house:100432 Then hear8085 thou in heaven,8064 and do,6213 and judge8199 thy servants,5650 condemning7561 the wicked,7563 to bring5414 his way1870 upon his head;7218 and justifying6663 the righteous,6662 to give5414 him according to his righteousness.6666
1 Kings 8:33 When thy people5971 Israel3478 be smitten down5062 before6440 the enemy,341 because they have sinned2398{Or, towards} against thee, and shall turn again7725 to thee, and confess3034 thy name,8034 and pray,6419 and make supplication2603 unto thee in this house:100434 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
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 thou afflictest6031 them:
36 Then hear8085 thou in heaven,8064 and forgive5545 the sin2403 of thy servants,5650 and of thy people5971 Israel,3478 that thou teach3384 them the good2896 way1870 wherein they should walk,3212 and give5414 rain4306 upon thy land,776 which thou hast given5414 to thy people5971 for an inheritance.5159
1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land776 famine,7458 if there be pestilence,1698 blasting,7711 mildew,3420 locust,697or if there be caterpiller;2625 if their enemy341 besiege6887 them in the land776 of their cities;8179{Or, jurisdiction} whatsoever plague,5061 whatsoever sickness4245therebe;38 What prayer8605 and supplication8467 soever be made by any man,120or by all thy people5971 Israel,3478 which shall know3045 every man376 the plague5061 of his own heart,3824 and spread forth6566 his hands3709 toward this house:100439 Then hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling3427 place,4349 and forgive,5545 and do,6213 and give5414 to every man376 according to his ways,1870 whose heart3824 thou knowest;3045 (for thou, even thou only, knowest3045 the hearts3824 of all the children1121 of men;)12040 That they may fear3372 thee all the days3117 that they live2416 in6440 the land127 which thou gavest5414 unto our fathers.1
1 Kings 8:41 Moreover concerning a stranger,5237 that is not of thy people5971 Israel,3478 but cometh out935 of a far7350 country776 for4616 thy name's8034 sake;
42 (For they shall hear8085 of thy great1419 name,8034 and of thy strong2389 hand,3027 and of thy stretched out5186 arm;)2220 when he shall come935 and pray6419 toward this house;100443 Hear8085 thou in heaven8064 thy dwelling3427 place,4349 and do6213 according to all that the stranger5237 calleth7121 to thee for: that all people5971 of the earth776 may know3045 thy name,8034 to fear3372 thee, as do thy people5971 Israel;3478 and that they may know3045 that this house,1004 which I have builded,1129 is called7121 by thy name.8034{Heb. thy name is called upon this house}
1 Kings 8:44 If thy people5971 go out3318 to battle4421 against their enemy,341 whithersoever1870 thou shalt send7971 them, and shall pray6419 unto the LORD3068 toward1870 the city5892{Heb. the way of the city} which thou hast chosen,977 and toward the house1004 that I have built1129 for thy name:803445 Then hear8085 thou in heaven8064 their prayer8605 and their supplication,8467 and maintain6213 their cause.4941{Or, right}46 If they sin2398 against thee, (for thereis no man120 that sinneth2398 not,) and thou be angry599 with them, and deliver5414 them to the enemy,341 so that they carry them away7617 captives7617 unto6440 the land776 of the enemy,341 far7350 or near;713847Yet if they shall bethink7725 themselves{Heb. bring back to their heart} in the land776 whither they were carried captives,7617 and repent,77253820 and make supplication2603 unto thee in the land776 of them that carried them captives,7617 saying,559 We have sinned,2398 and have done perversely,5753 we have committed wickedness;756148 And so return7725 unto thee with all their heart,3824 and with all their soul,5315 in the land776 of their enemies,341 which led them away 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:803449 Then hear8085 thou their prayer8605 and their supplication8467 in heaven8064 thy dwelling3427 place,4349 and maintain6213 their cause,4941{Or, right}50 And forgive5545 thy people5971 that have sinned2398 against thee, and all their transgressions6588 wherein they have transgressed6586 against thee, and give5414 them compassion7356 before6440 them who carried them captive,7617 that they may have compassion7355 on them:
51 For they be thy people,5971 and thine inheritance,5159 which thou broughtest forth3318 out of Egypt,4714 from the midst8432 of the furnace3564 of iron:127052 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 in all that they call7121 for unto thee.
53 For thou didst separate914 them from among all the people5971 of the earth,776tobe thine inheritance,5159 as thou spakest1696 by the hand3027 of Moses4872 thy servant,5650 when thou broughtest3318 our fathers1 out of Egypt,4714 O Lord136 GOD.3069
1 Kings 8:54 And it was so, that when Solomon8010 had made an end3615 of praying6419 all this prayer8605 and supplication8467 unto the LORD,3068 he arose6965 from before6440 the altar4196 of the LORD,3068 from kneeling3766 on his knees1290 with his hands3709 spread up6566 to heaven.806455 And he stood,5975 and blessed1288 all the congregation6951 of Israel3478 with a loud1419 voice,6963 saying,55956 Blessed1288be the LORD,3068 that hath given5414 rest4496 unto his people5971 Israel,3478 according to all that he promised:1696 there hath not failed5307{Heb. fallen} one259 word1697 of all his good2896 promise,1697 which he promised1696 by the hand3027 of Moses4872 his servant.565057 The LORD3068 our God430 be with us, as he was with our fathers:1 let him not leave5800 us, nor forsake5203 us:
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 judgments,4941 which he commanded6680 our fathers.159 And let these my words,1697 wherewith I have made supplication2603 before6440 the LORD,3068 be nigh7138 unto the LORD3068 our God430 day3119 and night,3915 that he maintain6213 the cause4941 of his servant,5650 and the cause4941 of his people5971 Israel3478 at all times,31173117{Heb. the thing of a day in his day} as the matter1697 shall require:
60 That all the people5971 of the earth776 may know3045 that the LORD3068is God,430andthatthereis none else.
61 Let your heart3824 therefore be perfect8003 with the LORD3068 our God,430 to walk3212 in his statutes,2706 and to keep8104 his commandments,4687 as at this day.3117
1 Kings 8:62 And the king,4428 and all Israel3478 with him, offered2076 sacrifice2077 before6440 the LORD.306863 And Solomon8010 offered2076 a sacrifice2077 of peace offerings,8002 which he offered2076 unto the LORD,3068 two8147 and twenty6242 thousand505 oxen,1241 and an hundred3967 and twenty6242 thousand505 sheep.6629 So the king4428 and all the children1121 of Israel3478 dedicated2596 the house1004 of the LORD.306864 The same day3117 did the king4428 hallow6942 the middle8432 of the court2691 that was before6440 the house1004 of the LORD:3068 for there he offered6213 burnt offerings,5930 and meat offerings,4503 and the fat2459 of the peace offerings:8002 because the brasen5178 altar4196 that was before6440 the LORD3068was too little6996 to receive3557 the burnt offerings,5930 and meat offerings,4503 and the fat2459 of the peace offerings.800265 And at that time6256 Solomon8010 held6213 a feast,2282 and all Israel3478 with him, a great1419 congregation,6951 from the entering935 in of Hamath2574 unto the river5158 of Egypt,4714 before6440 the LORD3068 our God,430 seven7651 days3117 and seven7651 days,3117even fourteen7026240 days.311766 On the eighth8066 day3117 he sent79712794 the people5971 away:7971 and they blessed1288{Or, thanked} the king,4428 and went3212 unto their tents168 joyful8056 and glad2896 of heart3820 for all the goodness2896 that the LORD3068 had done6213 for David1732 his servant,5650 and for Israel3478 his people.5971