Discovery Box| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:5 |
| Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:11 |
| The priests could not carry out their duties 1 because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:15 |
| He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled 1 what he promised 2 my father David. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:20 |
| The Lord has kept the promise he made. 1 I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor 2 of the Lord God of Israel |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:24 |
| You have kept your word to your servant, my father David; 1 this very day you have fulfilled what you promised. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:25 |
| Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, 1 provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:26 |
| Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made 1 to your servant, my father David, be realized. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:37 |
| “The time will come when the land suffers from a famine, a plague, blight and disease, or a locust 1 invasion, or when their enemy lays siege to the cities of the land, 2 or when some other type of plague or epidemic occurs. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:39 |
| then listen from your heavenly dwelling place, forgive their sin, 1 and act favorably toward each one based on your evaluation of his motives. 2 (Indeed you are the only one who can correctly evaluate the motives of all people.) 3 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:40 |
| Then they will obey 1 you throughout their lifetimes as 2 they live on the land you gave to our ancestors. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:41 |
| “Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:42 |
| When they hear about your great reputation 1 and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds, 2 they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:43 |
| Then listen from your heavenly dwelling place and answer all the prayers of the foreigners. 1 Then all the nations of the earth will acknowledge your reputation, 2 obey 3 you like your people Israel do, and recognize that this temple I built belongs to you. 4 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:53 |
| After all, 1 you picked them out of all the nations of the earth to be your special possession, 2 just as you, O sovereign Lord, announced through your servant Moses when you brought our ancestors out of Egypt.” |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:56 |
| “The Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure 1 just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled! 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:59 |
| May the Lord our God be constantly aware of these requests of mine I have presented to him, 1 so that he might vindicate 2 his servant and his people Israel as the need arises. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 8:62 |
| The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 9:5 |
| Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, 1 just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 9:6 |
| “But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, 1 and decide to serve and worship other gods, 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 9:7 |
| then I will remove Israel from the land 1 I have given them, I will abandon this temple I have consecrated with my presence, 2 and Israel will be mocked and ridiculed 3 among all the nations. |
