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10 “The Lord has brought to fulfillment[a] what he promised, and now here I stand,[b] having succeeded my father David to sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 11 I have placed in it the ark in which the covenant that the Lord made with the Israelis is stored.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(A)

12 Then Solomon[c] took his place in front of the Lord’s altar in the presence of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:10 Lit. has caused to stand up
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:10 MT verb is a pun on the verb brought to fulfillment
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:12 Lit. he

10 “The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant(A) of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(B)(C)

12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

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