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ThenH227 SolomonH8010 assembledH6950 the eldersH2205 of Israel,H3478 and allH3605 the headsH7218 of the tribes,H4294 the chiefH5387 of the fathersH1 of the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 to kingH4428 SolomonH8010 in Jerusalem,H3389 that they might bringH5927 up the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 out of the cityH5892 of David,H1732 whichH1958 is Zion.H6726
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And allH3605 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 assembledH6950 themselves to kingH4428 SolomonH8010 at the feastH2282 in the monthH3391 Ethanim,H388 whichH1931 is the seventhH7637 month.H2320
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And allH3605 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 came,H935 and the priestsH3548 tookH5375 up the ark.H727
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And they broughtH5927 up the arkH727 of the LORD,H3068 and the tabernacleH168 of the congregation,H4150 and allH3605 the holyH6944 vesselsH3627 that were in the tabernacle,H168 even those did the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 bringH5927 up.
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And kingH4428 Solomon,H8010 and allH3605 the congregationH5712 of Israel,H3478 that were assembledH3259 to him, were with him beforeH6440 the ark,H727 sacrificingH2076 sheepH6629 and oxen,H1241 that could not be toldH5608 norH3808 numberedH4487 for multitude.H7230
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And the priestsH3548 broughtH935 in the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LORDH3068 to his place,H4725 intoH413 the oracleH1687 of the house,H1004 to the mostH6944 holyH6944 place, even underH413 H478 the wingsH3671 of the cherubim.H3742
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For the cherubimH3742 spreadH6566 forth their twoH8147 wingsH3671 overH413 the placeH4725 of the ark,H727 and the cherubimH3742 coveredH5526 the arkH727 and the stavesH905 thereof above.H4605
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And they drewH748 out the staves,H905 that the endsH7218 of the stavesH905 were seenH7200 out in the holyH6944 place beforeH5921 H6440 the oracle,H1687 and they were not seenH7200 without:H2351 and thereH8033 they are to thisH2088 day.H3117
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There was nothingH369 in the arkH727 saveH7535 the twoH8147 tablesH3871 of stone,H68 whichH834 MosesH4872 putH3240 thereH8033 at Horeb,H2722 whenH834 the LORDH3068 madeH3772 a covenant with the childrenH1121 of Israel,H3478 when they cameH3318 out of the landH776 of Egypt.H4714
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And it cameH1961 to pass, when the priestsH3548 were comeH3318 out of the holyH6944 place, that the cloudH6051 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LORD,H3068
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So that the priestsH3548 couldH3201 not standH5975 to ministerH8334 becauseH6440 of the cloud:H6051 for the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 had filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LORD.H3068
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ThenH227 spokeH559 Solomon,H8010 The LORDH3068 saidH559 that he would dwellH7931 in the thick darkness.H6205
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I have surelyH403 builtH1129 you an houseH1004 to dwellH2073 in, a settledH4349 place for you to abideH3427 in for ever.H5769
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And the kingH4428 turnedH5437 his faceH6440 about, and blessedH1288 allH3605 the congregationH6951 of Israel:H3478 (and allH3605 the congregationH6951 of IsraelH3478 stood;H5975)
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And he said,H559 BlessedH1288 be the LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 whichH834 spokeH1696 with his mouthH6310 to DavidH1732 my father,H1 and has with his handH3027 fulfilledH4390 it, saying,H559
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SinceH4480 the dayH3117 that I broughtH3318 forthH3318 my peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 out of Egypt,H4714 I choseH977 noH3808 cityH5892 out of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 to buildH1129 an house,H1004 that my nameH8034 might be therein;H8033 but I choseH977 DavidH1732 to be overH5921 my peopleH5971 Israel.H3478
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And it was in the heartH3824 of DavidH1732 my fatherH1 to buildH1129 an houseH1004 for the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel.H3478
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And the LORDH3068 saidH559 to DavidH1732 my father,H1 WhereasH3282 H834 it was in your heartH3824 to buildH1129 an houseH1004 to my name,H8034 you did wellH3190 that it was in your heart.H3824
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NeverthelessH7535 you shall not buildH1129 the house;H1004 but your sonH1121 that shall comeH3318 forthH3318 out of your loins,H2504 he shall buildH1129 the houseH1004 to my name.H8034
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And the LORDH3068 has performedH6965 his wordH1697 that he spoke,H1696 and I am risenH6965 up in the roomH8478 of DavidH1732 my father,H1 and sitH3427 onH5921 the throneH3678 of Israel,H3478 as the LORDH3068 promised,H1696 and have builtH1129 an houseH1004 for the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel.H3478
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And I have setH7760 thereH8033 a placeH4725 for the ark,H727 whereinH834 H8033 is the covenantH1285 of the LORD,H3068 whichH834 he madeH3772 with our fathers,H1 when he broughtH3318 them out of the landH776 of Egypt.H4714
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And SolomonH8010 stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the altarH4196 of the LORDH3068 in the presenceH5048 of allH3605 the congregationH6951 of Israel,H3478 and spreadH6566 forth his handsH3027 toward heaven:H8064
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And he said,H559 LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 there is noH369 GodH430 likeH3644 you, in heavenH8064 above,H4605 or onH5921 earthH776 beneath,H8478 who keepH8104 covenantH1285 and mercyH2617 with your servantsH5650 that walkH1980 beforeH6440 you with allH3605 their heart:H3824
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WhoH834 have keptH8104 with your servantH5650 DavidH1732 my fatherH1 that you promisedH1696 him: you spokeH1696 alsoH1571 with your mouth,H6310 and have fulfilledH4390 it with your hand,H3027 as it is thisH2088 day.H3117
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Therefore now,H6258 LORDH3068 GodH430 of Israel,H3478 keepH8104 with your servantH5650 DavidH1732 my fatherH1 that you promisedH1696 him, saying,H559 There shall not failH3772 you a manH376 in my sightH6440 to sitH3427 onH5921 the throneH3678 of Israel;H3478 soH7535 that your childrenH1121 take heedH8104 to their way,H1870 that they walkH3212 beforeH6440 me as you have walkedH1980 beforeH6440 me.
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And now,H6258 O GodH430 of Israel,H3478 let your word,H1697 I prayH4994 you, be verified,H539 whichH834 you spokeH1696 to your servantH5650 DavidH1732 my father.H1
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But will GodH430 indeedH552 dwellH3427 onH5921 the earth?H776 behold,H2009 the heavenH8064 and heavenH8064 of heavensH8064 cannotH3808 containH3557 you; howH637 muchH637 less thisH2088 houseH1004 that I have built?H1129
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Yet have you respectH6437 to the prayerH8605 of your servant,H5650 and to his supplication,H8467 O LORDH3068 my God,H430 to listenH8085 to the cryH7440 and to the prayer,H8605 whichH834 your servantH5650 praysH6419 beforeH6440 you to day:H3117
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That your eyesH5869 may be openH6605 towardH413 thisH2088 houseH1004 nightH3915 and day,H3117 even towardH413 the placeH4725 of whichH834 you have said,H559 My nameH8034 shall be there:H8033 that you may listenH8085 to the prayerH8605 whichH834 your servantH5650 shall make towardH413 thisH2088 place.H4725
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And listenH8085 you to the supplicationH8467 of your servant,H5650 and of your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 whenH834 they shall prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 place:H4725 and hearH8085 you in heavenH8064 your dwellingH3427 place:H4725 and when you hear,H8085 forgive.H5545
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If any manH376 trespassH2398 against his neighbor,H7453 and an oathH423 be laidH5375 on him to cause him to swear,H422 and the oathH423 comeH935 beforeH6440 your altarH4196 in thisH2088 house:H1004
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Then hearH8085 you in heaven,H8064 and do,H6213 and judgeH8199 your servants,H5650 condemningH7561 the wicked,H7563 to bringH5414 his wayH1870 on his head;H7218 and justifyingH6663 the righteous,H6662 to giveH5414 him according to his righteousness.H6666
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When your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 be smittenH5062 down beforeH6440 the enemy,H341 becauseH834 they have sinnedH2398 against you, and shall turnH7725 againH7725 to you, and confessH3034 your name,H8034 and pray,H6419 and make supplicationH2603 to you in thisH2088 house:H1004
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Then hearH8085 you in heaven,H8064 and forgiveH5545 the sinH2403 of your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 and bringH7725 them againH7725 to the landH127 whichH834 you gaveH5414 to their fathers.H1
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When heavenH8064 is shutH6113 up, and there is noH3808 rain,H4306 becauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against you; if they prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 place,H4725 and confessH3034 your name,H8034 and turnH7725 from their sin,H2403 whenH3588 you afflictH6031 them:
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Then hearH8085 you in heaven,H8064 and forgiveH5545 the sinH2403 of your servants,H5650 and of your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 that you teachH3384 them the goodH2896 wayH1870 whereinH834 they should walk,H3212 and giveH5414 rainH4306 on your land,H776 whichH834 you have givenH5414 to your peopleH5971 for an inheritance.H5159
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IfH3588 there be in the landH776 famine,H7458 ifH3588 there be pestilence,H1698 blasting,H7711 mildew,H3420 locust,H697 or ifH3588 there be caterpillar;H2625 ifH3588 their enemyH341 besiegeH6887 them in the landH776 of their cities;H8179 whateverH3605 plague,H5061 whateverH3605 sicknessH4245 there be;
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WhatH3605 prayerH8605 and supplicationH8467 soeverH834 be made by anyH3605 man,H120 or by allH3605 your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 whichH834 shall knowH3045 every manH376 the plagueH5061 of his own heart,H3824 and spreadH6566 forth his handsH3027 towardH413 thisH2088 house:H1004
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Then hearH8085 you in heavenH8064 your dwellingH3427 place,H4349 and forgive,H5545 and do,H6213 and giveH5414 to every manH376 accordingH3605 to his ways,H1870 whoseH834 heartH3824 you know;H3045 (for you, even you only,H905 knowH3045 the heartsH3824 of allH3605 the childrenH1121 of men;H120)
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That they may fearH3372 you allH3605 the daysH3117 that they liveH2416 in the landH127 whichH834 you gaveH5414 to our fathers.H1
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MoreoverH1571 concerningH413 a stranger,H5237 that is not of your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 but comesH935 out of a farH7350 countryH776 for your name'sH8034 sake;H4616
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(For they shall hearH8085 of your greatH1419 name,H8034 and of your strongH2389 hand,H3027 and of your stretchedH5186 out arm;H2220) when he shall comeH935 and prayH6419 towardH413 thisH2088 house;H1004
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HearH8085 you in heavenH8064 your dwellingH3427 place,H4349 and doH6213 according to allH3605 that the strangerH5237 callsH7121 to you for: that allH3605 peopleH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 your name,H8034 to fearH3372 you, as do your peopleH5971 Israel;H3478 and that they may knowH3045 that thisH2088 house,H1004 whichH834 I have built,H1129 is calledH7121 by your name.H8034
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IfH3588 your peopleH5971 goH3318 out to battleH4421 againstH5921 their enemy,H341 whereverH1870 H834 you shall sendH7971 them, and shall prayH6419 to the LORDH3068 towardH1870 the cityH5892 whichH834 you have chosen,H977 and toward the houseH1004 that I have builtH1129 for your name:H8034
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Then hearH8085 you in heavenH8064 their prayerH8605 and their supplication,H8467 and maintainH6213 their cause.H4941
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IfH3588 they sinH2398 against you, (for there is noH369 manH120 that sinsH2398 not,) and you be angryH599 with them, and deliverH5414 them to the enemy,H341 so that they carryH7617 them awayH7617 captivesH7617 to the landH776 of the enemy,H341 farH7350 orH176 near;H7138
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Yet if they shall bethinkH7725 themselves in the landH776 whereH834 H8033 they were carriedH7617 captives,H7617 and repent,H7725 and make supplicationH2603 to you in the landH776 of them that carriedH7617 them captives,H7617 saying,H559 We have sinned,H2398 and have done perversely,H5753 we have committedH7561 wickedness;H7561
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And so returnH7725 to you with allH3605 their heart,H3824 and with allH3605 their soul,H5315 in the landH776 of their enemies,H341 whichH834 led them awayH7617 captive,H7617 and prayH6419 to you towardH1870 their land,H776 whichH834 you gaveH5414 to their fathers,H1 the cityH5892 whichH834 you have chosen,H977 and the houseH1004 whichH834 I have builtH1129 for your name:H8034
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Then hearH8085 you their prayerH8605 and their supplicationH8467 in heavenH8064 your dwellingH3427 place,H4349 and maintainH6213 their cause,H4941
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And forgiveH5545 your peopleH5971 that have sinnedH2398 against you, and allH3605 their transgressionsH6588 whereinH834 they have transgressedH6586 against you, and giveH5414 them compassionH7356 beforeH6440 them who carriedH7617 them captive,H7617 that they may have compassionH7355 on them:
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For they be your people,H5971 and your inheritance,H5159 whichH834 you broughtH3318 forthH3318 out of Egypt,H4714 from the middleH8432 of the furnaceH3564 of iron:H1270
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That your eyesH5869 may be openH6605 to the supplicationH8467 of your servant,H5650 and to the supplicationH8467 of your peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 to listenH8085 to them in allH3605 that they callH7121 for to you.
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For you did separateH914 them from among allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the earth,H776 to be your inheritance,H5159 as you spokeH1696 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872 your servant,H5650 when you broughtH3318 our fathersH1 out of Egypt,H4714 O LORDH136 God.H3069
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And it was so, that when SolomonH8010 had made an endH3615 of prayingH6419 allH3605 thisH2063 prayerH8605 and supplicationH8467 to the LORD,H3068 he aroseH6965 from beforeH6440 the altarH4196 of the LORD,H3068 from kneelingH3766 onH5921 his kneesH1290 with his handsH3027 spreadH6566 up to heaven.H8064
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And he stood,H5975 and blessedH1288 allH3605 the congregationH6951 of IsraelH3478 with a loudH1419 voice,H6963 saying,H559
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BlessedH1288 be the LORD,H3068 that has givenH5414 restH4496 to his peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 according to allH3605 that he promised:H1696 there has not failedH5307 oneH259 wordH1697 of allH3605 his goodH2896 promise,H1697 whichH834 he promisedH1696 by the handH3027 of MosesH4872 his servant.H5650
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The LORDH3068 our GodH430 be with us, as he was with our fathers:H1 let him not leaveH5800 us, norH408 forsakeH5203 us:
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That he may inclineH5186 our heartsH3824 to him, to walkH3212 in allH3605 his ways,H1870 and to keepH8104 his commandments,H4687 and his statutes,H2706 and his judgments,H4941 whichH834 he commandedH6680 our fathers.H1
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And let theseH428 my words,H1697 with whichH834 I have made supplicationH2603 beforeH6440 the LORD,H3068 be nearH7126 to the LORDH3068 our GodH430 dayH3119 and night,H3915 that he maintainH6213 the causeH4941 of his servant,H5650 and the causeH4941 of his peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 at all times,H3117 as the matterH1697 shall require:H3117
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That allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 that the LORDH3068 is God,H430 and that there is noneH369 else.H5750
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Let your heartH3824 therefore be perfectH8003 with the LORDH3068 our God,H430 to walkH3212 in his statutes,H2706 and to keepH8104 his commandments,H4687 as at thisH2088 day.H3117
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And the king,H4428 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 with him, offeredH2076 sacrificeH2077 beforeH6440 the LORD.H3068
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And SolomonH8010 offeredH2076 a sacrificeH2077 of peaceH8002 offerings, whichH834 he offeredH2076 to the LORD,H3068 twoH8147 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 oxen,H1241 and an hundredH3967 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 sheep.H6629 So the kingH4428 and allH3605 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 dedicatedH2596 the houseH1004 of the LORD.H3068
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The sameH1931 dayH3117 did the kingH4428 hallowH6942 the middleH8432 of the courtH2691 that was beforeH6440 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068: for thereH8033 he offeredH6213 burntH5930 offerings,H4503 and meat offerings, and the fatH2459 of the peaceH8002 offerings: becauseH3588 the brazenH5178 altarH4196 that was beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 was too littleH6996 to receiveH3557 the burntH5930 offerings,H4503 and meat offerings, and the fatH2459 of the peaceH8002 offerings.
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And at that timeH6256 SolomonH8010 heldH6213 a feast,H2282 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 with him, a greatH1419 congregation,H6951 from the enteringH935 in of HamathH2574 to the riverH5158 of Egypt,H4714 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 our God,H430 sevenH7651 daysH3117 and sevenH7651 days,H3117 even fourteenH702 H6246 days.H3117
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On the eighthH8066 dayH3117 he sentH7971 the peopleH5971 away: and they blessedH1288 the king,H4428 and wentH3212 to their tentsH168 joyfulH8056 and gladH2896 of heartH3824 for allH3605 the goodnessH2896 that the LORDH3068 had doneH6213 for DavidH1732 his servant,H5650 and for IsraelH3478 his people.H5971
