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Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

22 Then (A)Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and (B)spread out his hands toward heaven. 23 And he said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, (C)there is no god like You in heaven above or upon earth beneath, (D)keeping covenant and lovingkindness to Your slaves who walk before You with all their heart, 24 who have kept with Your [a]servant, my father David, that which You have [b]promised him; indeed, You have [c]promised with Your mouth and have fulfilled it by Your hand as it is this day.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:24 Or slave, cf. 8:23; see Foreword, “The Terminology of Slave”
  2. 1 Kings 8:24 Lit spoken to
  3. 1 Kings 8:24 Lit spoken to