1 Kings 8:62-64

Contemporary English Version

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

(2 Chronicles 7.4-10)

^62-63 Solomon and the people dedicated the temple to the Lord by offering 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep as sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing.^{[a] 64} On that day, Solomon dedicated the courtyard in front of the temple and made it acceptable for worship. He offered the sacrifices there because the bronze altar in front of the temple was too small.