1 Kings 8:22-27

²²Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

²³and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

²⁴You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.

²⁵Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’

²⁶And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.

²⁷But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

— 1 Kings 8:22-27

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Cross References for 1 Kings 8:22-27

• Isaiah 66:1
• 2 Chronicles 2:6
• Jeremiah 23:24
• 2 Chronicles 6:18
• 1 Kings 2:4
• Acts 7:48-49
• 2 Samuel 7:22
• Psalm 139:7-16
• Deuteronomy 7:9
• Deuteronomy 10:14

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