52. I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So listen when any of us pray and cry out for your help.
53. When you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, you told your servant Moses to say to them, “From all people on earth, the Lord God has chosen you to be his very own.”
54. When Solomon finished his prayer at the altar, he was kneeling with his arms lifted towards heaven. He stood up,
55. turned towards the people, blessed them, and said loudly:
56. Praise the Lord! He has kept his promise and given us peace. Every good thing he promised to his servant Moses has happened.
57. The Lord our God was with our ancestors to help them, and I pray that he will be with us and never abandon us.
58. May the Lord help us obey him and follow all the laws and teachings he gave our ancestors.
59. I pray that the Lord our God will remember my prayer day and night. May he help everyone in Israel each day, in whatever way we need it.
60. Then every nation will know that the Lord is the only true God.
61. Obey the Lord our God and follow his commands with all your heart, just as you are doing today.
62-63. Solomon and the people dedicated the temple to the Lord by offering twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep as sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing.