Verse 66
1 Kings 8:66
Bible in Basic English
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And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David his servant and to Israel his people.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/יּ֤וֹם הַ/שְּׁמִינִי֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח אֶת הָ/עָ֔ם וַֽ/יְבָרֲכ֖וּ אֶת הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/יֵּלְכ֣וּ לְ/אָהֳלֵי/הֶ֗ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְ/ט֣וֹבֵי לֵ֔ב עַ֣ל כָּל הַ/טּוֹבָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְ/דָוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֔/וֹ וּ/לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king, and they went to their tents joyful and with a good heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.
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Chapter 8 Context
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Then Solomon sent for all the responsible men of Israel, and all the chiefs of the tribes, and the h...
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And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, the seve...
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And all the responsible men of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
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They took up the ark of the Lord, and the Tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels which were in th...
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And King Solomon and all the men of Israel who had come together there, were with him before the ark...
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And the priests took the ark of the agreement of the Lord and put it in its place in the inner room...
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For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
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The rods were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place, in front of the inmost room; bu...
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There was nothing in the ark but the two flat stones which Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord...
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Now when the priests had come out of the holy place, the house of the Lord was full of the cloud,
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So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud, for th...
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Then Solomon said, O Lord, to the sun you have given the heaven for a living-place, but your living-...
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So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.
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Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all o...
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And he said, Praise be to the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who himself gave his word to David m...
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From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been...
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Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God (Eloh...
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But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house...
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But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he i...
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And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of th...
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In it I have made a place for the ark, in which is the agreement which the Lord made with our father...
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Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and s...
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Said, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like you in heaven or on the eart...
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And you have kept the word which you gave to your servant David, my father; with your mouth you said...
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So now, O Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, let your word to your servant David, my father, come tru...
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So now, O God (Elohim) of Israel, it is my prayer that you will make your word come true which you s...
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But is it truly possible that God (Elohim) may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of hea...
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Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God (Elohim), and to his praye...
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That your eyes may be open to this house night and day, to this place of which you have said, My nam...
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Give ear to the prayers of your servant, and the prayers of your people Israel, when they make their...
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If a man does wrong to his neighbour, and has to take an oath, and comes before your altar to take h...
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Then let your ear be open in heaven, and be the judge of your servants, giving your decision against...
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When your people Israel are overcome in war, because of their sin against you; if they are turned to...
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Then give ear in heaven, and let the sin of your people Israel have forgiveness, and take them back...
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When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you; if they make prayers...
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Then give ear in heaven, so that the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, may have forgi...
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If there is no food in the land, or if there is disease, or if the fruits of the earth are damaged t...
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Whatever prayer or request for your grace is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, whatever...
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Give ear in heaven your living-place, acting in mercy; and give to every man whose secret heart is o...
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So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathe...
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And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel; when he comes from a far c...
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(For they will have news of your great name and your strong hand and your out-stretched arm;) when h...
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Give ear in heaven your living-place, and give him his desire, whatever it may be; so that all the p...
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If your people go out to war against their attackers, by whatever way you may send them, if they mak...
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Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.
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If they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin,) and you are angry with them and give them...
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And if they take thought, in the land where they are prisoners, and are turned again to you, crying...
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And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prison...
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Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to th...
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Answering with forgiveness the people who have done wrong against you, and overlooking the evil whic...
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For they are your people and your heritage, which you took out of Egypt, out of the iron fireplace;
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Let your eyes be open to your servant's prayer for grace and to the prayer of your people Israel, he...
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For you made them separate from all the peoples of the earth, to be your heritage, as you said by Mo...
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Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his kne...
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And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,
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Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every...
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Now may the Lord our God (Elohim) be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from...
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Turning our hearts to himself, guiding us to go in all his ways, to keep his orders and his laws and...
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And may these my words, the words of my prayer to the Lord, be before the Lord our God (Elohim) day...
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So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the Lord is God (Elohim), and there is no other.
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Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God (Elohim), walking in his laws and keepin...
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Now the king, and all Israel with him, were making offerings before the Lord.
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And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty...
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The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, off...
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So Solomon and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, (for the people had come together from the...
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And on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full...
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