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Chapter 7

When Solomon had ended his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, after which the glory of the Lord filled the temple. The priests could not enter the house of the Lord because the glory of the Lord had filled it.

When all the Israelites beheld the fire descending and the glory of the Lord upon the temple, they bowed down upon the pavement with their faces to the ground. Then they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying:

“For he is good,
    for his mercy endures forever.”

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