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1 Kings 8:21-23
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21 and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the Lord made with our ancestors[a] when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

Solomon Prays for Israel

22 Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky.[b] 23 He prayed:[c] “O Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You maintain covenantal loyalty[d] to your servants who obey you with sincerity.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:21 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 34, 40, 48, 53, 57, 58).
  2. 1 Kings 8:22 tn Or “heaven.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:23 tn Heb “said.”
  4. 1 Kings 8:23 tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.
  5. 1 Kings 8:23 tn Heb “who walk before you with all their heart.”
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