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10 “Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have succeeded my father David and taken his place on the throne of Israel, as the Lord foretold. In addition, I have built the temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 11 There I have installed the Ark containing the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”

12 Solomon’s Prayer.[a] Then, in the presence of the whole assembly of Israel, Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord and spread out his hands.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:12 This is the beautiful prayer already read in 1 Ki 8:22-61. The ending has been shortened and replaced by some verses from Ps 132.