2 Chronicles 6:12–21

Solomon’s Prayer

¹²Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands. ¹³For Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet ^qlong, 7½ feet ^rwide, and 4½ feet ^shigh and put it in the court. He stood on it, ^tknelt down in front of the entire congregation of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven. ^u14He said:

Lord God of Israel,

there is no God like You

in heaven or on earth, ^v

keeping His gracious covenant

with Your servants who walk before You

with their whole heart. ^w

¹⁵You have kept what You promised

to Your servant, my father David.

You spoke directly to him,

and You fulfilled Your promise by Your power,

as it is today. ^x

¹⁶Therefore, Lord God of Israel,

keep what You promised

to Your servant, my father David:

“You will never fail to have a man

to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, ^y

if only your sons guard their way to walk in My Law

as you have walked before Me.”

¹⁷Now, Lord God of Israel, please confirm

what You promised to Your servant David.

¹⁸But will God indeed live on earth with man?

Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, ^z

much less this temple I have built.

¹⁹Listen ^ato Your servant’s prayer and his petition,

Lord my God,

so that You may hear the cry and the prayer

that Your servant prays before You,

²⁰so that Your eyes watch over this temple

day and night,

toward the place where You said

You would put Your name; ^b

and so that You may hear the prayer

Your servant prays toward this place.

²¹Hear the petitions of Your servant

and Your people Israel,

which they pray toward this place.

May You hear in Your dwelling place in heaven.

May You hear and forgive.