1 Kings 8:52-54

Contemporary English Version

⁵² I am your servant, and the people of Israel belong to you. So listen when any of us pray and cry out for your help. ⁵³ When you brought our ancestors out of Egypt, you told your servant Moses to say to them, “From all people on earth, the Lord God has chosen you to be his very own.”

Solomon Blesses the People

⁵⁴ When Solomon finished his prayer at the altar, he was kneeling with his arms lifted toward heaven. He stood up,