1	Then Solomon assembled# the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up# the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. [chief: Heb. princes]
			2	And all the men of Israel assembled# themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
			3	And all the elders of Israel came# , and the priests took up# the ark.
			4	And they brought up# the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up# .
			5	And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled# unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing# sheep and oxen, that could not be told# nor numbered# for multitude.
			6	And the priests brought in# the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
			7	For the cherubims spread forth# their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered# the ark and the staves thereof above.
			8	And they drew out# the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out# in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen# without: and there they are unto this day. [ends: Heb. heads] [holy...: or, ark]
			9	There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put# there at Horeb, when the LORD made# a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out# of the land of Egypt. [when the: or, where the]
			10	And it came to pass, when the priests were come out# of the holy place , that the cloud filled# the house of the LORD,
			11	So that the priests could# not stand# to minister# because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled# the house of the LORD.
			12	Then spake# Solomon, The LORD said# that he would dwell# in the thick darkness.
			13	I have surely# built# thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in# for ever.
			14	And the king turned# his face about# , and blessed# all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood# ;)
			15	And he said# , Blessed# be the LORD God of Israel, which spake# with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled# it , saying# ,
			16	Since the day that I brought forth# my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose# no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build# an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose# David to be over my people Israel.
			17	And it was in the heart of David my father to build# an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
			18	And the LORD said# unto David my father, Whereas# it was in thine heart to build# an house unto my name, thou didst well# that it was in thine heart.
			19	Nevertheless thou shalt not build# the house; but thy son that shall come forth out# of thy loins, he shall build# the house unto my name.
			20	And the LORD hath performed# his word that he spake# , and I am risen up# in the room of David my father, and sit# on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised# , and have built# an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
			21	And I have set# there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made# with our fathers, when he brought them out# of the land of Egypt.
			22	And Solomon stood# before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth# his hands toward heaven:
			23	And he said# , LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest# covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk# before thee with all their heart:
			24	Who hast kept# with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst# him: thou spakest# also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled# it with thine hand, as it is this day.
			25	Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep# with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst# him, saying# , There shall not fail# thee a man in my sight to sit# on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed# to their way, that they walk# before me as thou hast walked# before me. [fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight] [so that: Heb. only if]
			26	And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified# , which thou spakest# unto thy servant David my father.
			27	But will God indeed dwell# on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain# thee; how much less this house that I have builded# ?
			28	Yet have thou respect# unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken# unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth# before thee to day:
			29	That thine eyes may be open# toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said# , My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken# unto the prayer which thy servant shall make# toward this place. [toward this place: or, in this place]
			30	And hearken# thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray# toward this place: and hear# thou in heaven thy dwelling# place: and when thou hearest# , forgive# . [toward this place: or, in this place]
			31	If any man trespass# against his neighbour, and an oath be laid# upon him to cause him to swear# , and the oath come# before thine altar in this house: [and an oath...: Heb. and he require an oath of him]
			32	Then hear# thou in heaven, and do# , and judge# thy servants, condemning# the wicked, to bring# his way upon his head; and justifying# the righteous, to give# him according to his righteousness.
			33	When thy people Israel be smitten down# before the enemy# , because they have sinned# against thee, and shall turn again# to thee, and confess# thy name, and pray# , and make supplication# unto thee in this house: [in: or, toward]
			34	Then hear# thou in heaven, and forgive# the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again# unto the land which thou gavest# unto their fathers.
			35	When heaven is shut up# , and there is no rain, because they have sinned# against thee; if they pray# toward this place, and confess# thy name, and turn# from their sin, when thou afflictest# them:
			36	Then hear# thou in heaven, and forgive# the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach# them the good way wherein they should walk# , and give# rain upon thy land, which thou hast given# to thy people for an inheritance.
			37	If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy# besiege# them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be ; [cities: or, jurisdiction]
			38	What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know# every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth# his hands toward this house:
			39	Then hear# thou in heaven thy dwelling# place, and forgive# , and do# , and give# to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest# ; (for thou, even thou only, knowest# the hearts of all the children of men;)
			40	That they may fear# thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest# unto our fathers.
			41	Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out# of a far country for thy name's sake;
			42	(For they shall hear# of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out# arm;) when he shall come# and pray# toward this house;
			43	Hear# thou in heaven thy dwelling# place, and do# according to all that the stranger calleth# to thee for: that all people of the earth may know# thy name, to fear# thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know# that this house, which I have builded# , is called# by thy name. [this...: Heb. thy name is called upon this house]
			44	If thy people go out# to battle against their enemy# , whithersoever thou shalt send# them, and shall pray# unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen# , and toward the house that I have built# for thy name: [toward the city: Heb. the way of the city]
			45	Then hear# thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain# their cause. [cause: or, right]
			46	If they sin# against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth# not,) and thou be angry# with them, and deliver# them to the enemy# , so that they carry them away# captives# unto the land of the enemy# , far or near;
			47	Yet if they shall bethink# themselves in the land whither they were carried captives# , and repent# # , and make supplication# unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives# , saying# , We have sinned# , and have done perversely# , we have committed wickedness# ; [bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart]
			48	And so return# unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies# , which led them away captive# , and pray# unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest# unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen# , and the house which I have built# for thy name:
			49	Then hear# thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling# place, and maintain# their cause, [cause: or, right]
			50	And forgive# thy people that have sinned# against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed# against thee, and give# them compassion before them who carried them captive# , that they may have compassion# on them:
			51	For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth# out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
			52	That thine eyes may be open# unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken# unto them in all that they call# for unto thee.
			53	For thou didst separate# them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest# by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest# our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.
			54	And it was so , that when Solomon had made an end# of praying# all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose# from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling# on his knees with his hands spread up# to heaven.
			55	And he stood# , and blessed# all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying# ,
			56	Blessed# be the LORD, that hath given# rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised# : there hath not failed# one word of all his good promise, which he promised# by the hand of Moses his servant. [failed: Heb. fallen]
			57	The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave# us, nor forsake# us:
			58	That he may incline# our hearts unto him, to walk# in all his ways, and to keep# his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded# our fathers.
			59	And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication# before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain# the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times# , as the matter shall require: [at all...: Heb. the thing of a day in his day]
			60	That all the people of the earth may know# that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
			61	Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk# in his statutes, and to keep# his commandments, as at this day.
			62	And the king, and all Israel with him, offered# sacrifice before the LORD.
			63	And Solomon offered# a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered# unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated# the house of the LORD.
			64	The same day did the king hallow# the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered# burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive# the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
			65	And at that time Solomon held# a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering# in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen# days.
			66	On the eighth day he sent# the people away# : and they blessed# the king, and went# unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done# for David his servant, and for Israel his people. [blessed: or, thanked]