2 Chronicles 6:10-12

New Century Version

¹⁰ “Now the Lord has kept his promise. I am the king now in place of David my father. Now I rule Israel as the Lord promised, and I have built the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel. ¹¹ There I have put the Ark, in which is the Agreement the Lord made with the Israelites.”

Solomon’s Prayer

¹² Then Solomon stood facing the Lord’s altar, and all the Israelites were standing behind him. He spread out his hands.