2 Chronicles 6:12–17

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

^12lThen ²Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands ¹³(for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven); ¹⁴and he said: “Lord God of Israel, ^mthere is no God in heaven or on earth like You, who keep Your ⁿcovenant and mercy with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. ^15oYou have kept what You promised Your servant David my father; You have both spoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as it is this day. ¹⁶Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep what You promised Your servant David my father, saying, ^p‘You shall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne of Israel, ^qonly if your sons take heed to their way, that they walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’ ¹⁷And now, O Lord God of Israel, let Your word come true, which You have spoken to Your servant David.