Solomon having blessed the people, blesseth God.

1 ¶ Then² saidºª Solomon,º The LORDº hath saidºª that he would dwellºª in the thick darkness.º 2 But I² have builtºª an houseº of habitationº for thee, and a placeº for thy dwellingºª for ever.º 3 And the kingº turnedºª² his face,º and blessedºª² the whole² congregationº of Israel:º and all² the congregationº of Israelº stood.ºª 4 And he said,ºª Blessedºª [be] the LORDº Godº of Israel,º who hath with his handsº fulfilledºª [that] which² he spakeºª with his mouthº to² my fatherº David,º saying,ºª 5 Since² the dayº that² I brought forthºª² my peopleº out of the landº² of Egyptº I choseºª no² cityº among all²² the tribesº of Israelº to buildºª an houseº in, that my nameº might be² there;² neither² choseºª I any manº to be² a rulerº over² my peopleº Israel:º 6 But I have chosenºª Jerusalem,º that my nameº might be² there;² and have chosenºª Davidº to be² over² my peopleº Israel.º 7 Now it was² in² the heartº of Davidº my fatherº to buildºª an houseº for the nameº of the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 8 But the LORDº saidºª to² Davidº my father,º Forasmuch²² as it was² in² thine heartº to buildºª an houseº for my name,º thou didst wellºª in that² it was² in² thine heart:º 9 Notwithstandingº thou² shalt not² buildºª the house;º but² thy sonº which shall come forthºª out of² thy loins,º he² shall buildºª the houseº for my name.º 10 The LORDº therefore hath performedºª² his wordº that² he hath spoken:ºª for I am risen upºª in the room² of Davidº my father,º and am setºª on² the throneº of Israel,º as² the LORDº promised,ºª and have builtºª the houseº for the nameº of the LORDº Godº of Israel.º 11 And in itº have I putºª² the ark,º wherein²² [is] the covenantº of the LORD,º that² he madeºª with² the childrenº of Israel.º

Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the Temple, upon the brasen scaffold.

12 ¶ And he stoodºª beforeº the altarº of the LORDº in the presence of² all² the congregationº of Israel,º and spread forthºª his hands:º 13 For² Solomonº had madeºª a brasenº scaffold,º of fiveº cubitsº long,º and fiveº cubitsº broad,º and threeº cubitsº high,º and had setºª it in the midstº of the court:º and upon² it he stood,ºª and kneeled downºª upon² his kneesº before² all² the congregationº of Israel,º and spread forthºª his handsº toward heaven,º 14 And said,ºª O LORDº Godº of Israel,º [there is] no² Godº like thee² in the heaven,º nor in the earth;º which keepestºª covenant,º and [shewest] mercyº unto thy servants,º that walkºª beforeº thee with all² their hearts:º 15 Thou which² hast keptºª with thy servantº Davidº my fatherº² that which² thou hast promisedºª him; and spakestºª with thy mouth,º and hast fulfilledºª [it] with thine hand,º as [it is] this² day.º 16 Now² therefore, O LORDº Godº of Israel,º keepºª with thy servantº Davidº my fatherº² that which² thou hast promisedºª him, saying,ºª There shall not² failºª thee a manº in my sightº² to sitºª upon² the throneº of Israel;º yet soº that thy childrenº take heedºª² to their wayº to walk¹ª² in my law,º as² thou hast walkedºª beforeº me. 17 Now² then, O LORDº Godº of Israel,º let thy wordº be verified,ºª which² thou hast spokenºª unto thy servantº David.º 18 But² will Godº in very deedº dwellºª with² menº on² the earth?º behold,² heavenº and the heavenº of heavensº cannot² containºª thee; how much less² this² houseº which² I have built!ºª 19 Have respectºª therefore to² the prayerº of thy servant,º and to² his supplication,º O LORDº my God,º to hearkenºª unto² the cryº and the prayerº which² thy servantº prayethºª beforeº thee: 20 That thine eyesº may be² openºª upon² this² houseº dayº and night,º upon² the placeº whereof² thou hast saidºª that thou wouldest putºª thy nameº there;² to hearkenºª unto² the prayerº which² thy servantº prayethºª toward² this² place.º 21 Hearkenºª therefore unto² the supplicationsº of thy servant,º and of thy peopleº Israel,º which² they shall makeºª toward² this² place:º hearºª thou² from thy dwellingºª place,º² [even] from² heaven;º and when thou hearest,ºª forgive.ºª

22 ¶ If² a manº sinºª against his neighbour,º and an oathº be laidºª upon him to make him swear,ºª and the oathº comeºª beforeº thine altarº in this² house;º 23 Then hearºª thou² from² heaven,º and do,ºª and judgeºª² thy servants,º by requitingºª the wicked,º by recompensingºª his wayº upon his own head;º and by justifyingºª the righteous,º by givingºª him according to his righteousness.º

24 ¶ And if² thy peopleº Israelº be put to the worseºª beforeº the enemy,ºª because² they have sinnedºª against thee; and shall returnºª and confessºª² thy name,º and prayºª and make supplicationºª beforeº thee in this² house;º 25 Then hearºª thou² from² the heavens,º and forgiveºª the sinº of thy peopleº Israel,º and bring them againºª unto² the landº which² thou gavestºª to them and to their fathers.º

26 ¶ When the heavenº is shut up,ºª and there is² no² rain,º because² they have sinnedºª against thee; [yet] if they prayºª toward² this² place,º and confessºª² thy name,º and turnºª from their sin,º² when² thou dost afflictºª them; 27 Then hearºª thou² from heaven,º and forgiveºª the sinº of thy servants,º and of thy peopleº Israel,º when² thou hast taughtºª them the goodº way,º wherein² they should walk;¹ª² and sendºª rainº upon² thy land,º which² thou hast givenºª unto thy peopleº for an inheritance.º

28 ¶ If² there be² dearthº in the land,º if² there be² pestilence,º if² there be² blasting,º or mildew,º locusts,º or caterpillers;º if² their enemiesºª besiegeºª them in the citiesº of their land;º whatsoever² soreº or whatsoever² sicknessº [there be]: 29 [Then] what² prayerº [or] what² supplicationº soever² shall be made² of any² man,º or of all² thy peopleº Israel,º when² every oneº shall knowºª his own soreº and his own grief,º and shall spread forthºª his handsº in² this² house:º 30 Then hearºª thou² from² heavenº thy dwellingºª place,º and forgive,ºª and renderºª unto every manº according unto all² his ways,º² whose heartº thou knowest;ºª (for² thou² only² knowestºª² the heartsº of the childrenº of men:)º 31 That² they may fearºª thee, to walk¹ª² in thy ways,º so long²² as¹² they² liveº¹ in²² the landº which² thou gavestºª unto our fathers.º

32 ¶ Moreover² concerning² the stranger,º which² is not² of thy peopleº² Israel,º but is comeºª from a farº countryº² for thy great¹ name's¹ sake,²²² and thy mightyº hand,º and thy stretched outºª arm;º if they comeºª and prayºª in² this² house;º 33 Then hearºª thou² from² the heavens,º [even] from thy dwellingºª place,º² and doºª according to all² that² the strangerº callethºª to² thee for; that² all² peopleº of the earthº may knowºª² thy name,º and fearºª thee, as [doth] thy peopleº Israel,º and may knowºª that² this² houseº which² I have builtºª is calledºª by thy name.º 34 If² thy peopleº go outºª to warº against² their enemiesºª by the wayº that² thou shalt sendºª them, and they prayºª unto² thee towardº this² cityº which² thou hast chosen,ºª and the houseº which² I have builtºª for thy name;º 35 Then hearºª thou from² the heavensº² their prayerº and their supplication,º and maintainºª their cause.º 36 If² they sinºª against thee, (for² [there is] no² manº which² sinnethºª not,)² and thou be angryºª with them, and deliverºª them over beforeº [their] enemies,ºª and they carry them away¹ª captivesºª unto² a landº far offº or² near;º 37 Yet [if] they bethink¹ª¹ themselves²²² in the landº whither²² they are carried captive,ºª and turnºª and prayºª unto² thee in the landº of their captivity,º saying,ºª We have sinned,ºª we have done amiss,ºª and have dealt wickedly;ºª 38 If they returnºª to² thee with all² their heartº and with all² their soulº in the landº of their captivity,º whither² they have carried them captives,ºª² and prayºª towardº their land,º which² thou gavestºª unto their fathers,º and [toward] the cityº which² thou hast chosen,ºª and toward the houseº which² I have builtºª for thy name:º 39 Then hearºª thou from² the heavens,º [even] from thy dwellingºª place,º²² their prayerº and their supplications,º and maintainºª their cause,º and forgiveºª thy peopleº which² have sinnedºª against thee. 40 Now,² my God,º let, I beseech thee,² thine eyesº be² open,ºª and [let] thine earsº [be] attentº unto the prayerº [that is made] in this² place.º 41 Now² therefore arise,ºª O LORDº God,º into thy resting¹ place,² thou,² and the arkº of thy strength:º let thy priests,º O LORDº God,º be clothedºª with salvation,º and let thy saintsº rejoiceºª in goodness.º 42 O LORDº God,º turn not awayºª² the faceº of thine anointed:º rememberºª the merciesº of Davidº thy servant.º