1 Kings 8:22-35 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

1 Kings 8:22-35

Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

22 Then ^aSolomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and ^bspread out his hands toward heaven. 23 And he said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, ^athere is no god like You in heaven above or upon earth beneath, ^bkeeping covenant and lovingkindness to Your slaves who walk before You with all their heart, 24 who have kept with Your ¹servant, my father David, that which You have ²promised him; indeed, You have ²promised with Your mouth and have fulfilled it by Your hand as it is this day. 25 So now, O Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with Your ¹servant David my father that which You have ²promised him, saying, ‘^aYou shall not have a man cut off from before Me who is to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons keep their way to walk as you have walked before Me.’ 26 So now, O God of Israel, let Your word truly ¹endure ^awhich You have spoken to Your ²servant, my father David.
27 “But will God truly dwell on the earth? Behold, ^aheaven and the ¹highest heaven cannot ²contain You; how much less this house which I have built! 28 Yet have regard to the ^aprayer of Your slave and to his supplication, O Yahweh my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which Your slave prays before You today; 29 ^athat Your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, toward ^bthe place of which You have said, ‘My name shall be there,’ to listen to the prayer which Your slave shall pray toward this place. 30 ^aAnd listen to the supplication of Your slave and of Your people Israel, ^bwhen they pray toward this place; listen in heaven Your dwelling place; listen and ^cforgive.
31 “^aIf a man sins against his neighbor and is made to take an oath, and he comes and takes an oath before Your altar in this house, 32 then listen in heaven and act and judge Your slaves, ^acondemning the wicked by ¹bringing his way on his own head and justifying the righteous by ¹bringing him reward according to his righteousness.
33 “^aWhen Your people Israel are ¹defeated before an enemy, because they have sinned against You, ^bif they turn to You again and confess Your name and pray and make supplication to You in this house, 34 then listen in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave to their fathers.
35 “^aWhen the heavens are shut up and there is no rain, because they have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them,