1 Kings 9:1-3

Good News Translation

God Appears to Solomon Again^(A)

9 After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build, ^2 (B)the Lord appeared to him again, as he had in Gibeon. ³ The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer. I consecrate this Temple which you have built as the place where I shall be worshiped forever. I will watch over it and protect it for all time.