2. Now I've built a glorious templewhere you can live for ever.”
3. Solomon turned towards the people standing there. Then he blessed them
7. When my father wanted to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel,
8. the Lord said, “It's good that you want to build a temple where I can be worshipped.
9. But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build the temple to honour me.”
10. The Lord has done what he promised. I am now the king of Israel, and I've built a temple for the Lord our God.
11. I've also put the sacred chest in the temple. And in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn agreement the Lord made with our ancestors when he rescued them from Egypt.
14. and prayed: Lord God of Israel, no other god in heaven or on earth is like you!You never forget the agreement you made with your people, and you are loyal to anyone who faithfully obeys your teachings.
15. My father David was your servant, and today you have kept every promise you made to him.
16. You promised that someone from his family would always be king of Israel, if they do their best to obey you, just as he did.