Verse 51
1 Kings 8:51
New Living Translation
51
for they are your people — your special possession — whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי עַמְּ/ךָ֥ וְ/נַחֲלָתְ/ךָ֖ הֵ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הוֹצֵ֨אתָ֙ מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם מִ/תּ֖וֹךְ כּ֥וּר הַ/בַּרְזֶֽל
English Translation
For your people and your inheritance are those whom you brought out of Egypt from the midst of the iron furnace.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
Solomon then summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes — the leader...
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So all the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the annual Festival of Shelters, which is...
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When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests picked up the Ark.
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The priests and Levites brought up the Ark of the LORD along with the special tent and all the sacre...
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There, before the Ark, King Solomon and the entire community of Israel sacrificed so many sheep, goa...
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Then the priests carried the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple — the...
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The cherubim spread their wings over the Ark, forming a canopy over the Ark and its carrying poles.
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These poles were so long that their ends could be seen from the Holy Place, which is in front of the...
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Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, wher...
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When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the LORD.
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The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the...
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Then Solomon prayed, “O LORD, you have said that you would live in a thick cloud of darkness.
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Now I have built a glorious Temple for you, a place where you can live forever! ”
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Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this bles...
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“Praise the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David....
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‘From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the t...
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Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the...
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But the LORD told him, ‘You wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
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but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’
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“And now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my father’s place, an...
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And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with o...
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Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifte...
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and he prayed, “O LORD, God (Elohim) of Israel, there is no God (Elohim) like you in all of heaven a...
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You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mou...
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“And now, O LORD, God (Elohim) of Israel, carry out the additional promise you made to your servant...
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Now, O God (Elohim) of Israel, fulfill this promise to your servant David, my father.<br>
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“But will God (Elohim) really live on earth? Why, even the highest heavens cannot contain you. How m...
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Nevertheless, listen to my prayer and my plea, O LORD my God (Elohim). Hear the cry and the prayer t...
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May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, ‘My name will be there...
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May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this...
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“If someone wrongs another person and is required to take an oath of innocence in front of your alta...
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then hear from heaven and judge between your servants — the accuser and the accused. Punish the guil...
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“If your people Israel are defeated by their enemies because they have sinned against you, and if th...
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and return them to this land you gav...
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“If the skies are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and if t...
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then hear from heaven and forgive the sins of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them to follo...
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“If there is a famine in the land or a plague or crop disease or attacks of locusts or caterpillars,...
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and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple,<br>
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then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for...
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Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors.<br>
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“In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come...
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for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray...
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then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of...
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“If your people go out where you send them to fight their enemies, and if they pray to the LORD by t...
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then hear their prayers from heaven and uphold their cause.<br>
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“If they sin against you — and who has never sinned? — you might become angry with them and let thei...
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But in that land of exile, they might turn to you in repentance and pray, ‘We have sinned, done evil...
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If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the...
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then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause.<br>
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Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed agains...
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for they are your people — your special possession — whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furna...
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“May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and an...
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For when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O Sovereign LORD, you told your servant Moses that...
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When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the LORD, he stood up in front of the al...
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He stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire congregation of Israel:
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“Praise the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has fail...
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May the LORD our God (Elohim) be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or aban...
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May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and re...
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And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the LORD be before him constantly, day and...
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Then people all over the earth will know that the LORD alone is God (Elohim) and there is no other.
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And may you be completely faithful to the LORD our God (Elohim). May you always obey his decrees and...
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Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the LORD.
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Solomon offered to the LORD a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so th...
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That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD’s Temple....
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Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters in the presence of the LORD our God...
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After the festival was over, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their h...
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