Chronicles of the Past Dynasties_Chapter 6
At that time, Solomon said, The Lord said, He will dwell in the darkness.
But I have built a temple for your dwelling, for your eternal dwelling.
The king turned his face to bless the Israelite assembly, and all the Israelite assembly stood up.
Solomon said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel. Because he himself fulfilled the promise he made to my father David with his own hands.
He said, Since I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a house for my name among the tribes of Israel, nor have I chosen a man to be the ruler of my people Israel.
But I have chosen Jerusalem as my name’s dwelling place, and I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.
Solomon said, My father David intended to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel,
But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Your intention to build a temple for my name is very good.’.
But you shall not build a temple, but your son shall build a temple for my name.
Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise to make me sit on the throne of Israel in the place of my father David, as the Lord has said. He has also built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
I have placed the ark in it, and inside it is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with the Israelites.
Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the Israelite assembly, lifting up his hand,
Solomon made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and placed it in the courtyard. He stood on the platform, knelt down in front of the Israelite assembly, and raised his hand to heaven,
Say, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no god in heaven or on earth like you. You keep the covenant and show mercy to the servant who walks wholeheartedly before you.
The promise I made to your servant my father David has now been fulfilled. You promised with your own mouth and achieved with your own hands, just like today.
O Lord the God of Israel, as you promised your servant David my father, ‘If your descendants take care of their own ways and keep my law, just as you have done before me, they will continue to sit on the throne of Israel.’. Now please fulfill this statement.
O Lord, the God of Israel, fulfill your promise to your servant David.
Does Shenguo really live on the ground with the world? See, the heavens and the heavens are not yet enough for you to dwell in, let alone this temple that I have built?
May the Lord my God look down on my servant’s prayer and supplication, and hear his prayer and cry before you.
May you take care of this temple day and night, the dwelling place that you promised to establish as your name. Please listen to the servant’s prayer to this place.
When your servant and your people Israel pray to this place, hear from heaven your dwelling place, hear and forgive.
If a man offends his neighbor and someone makes him swear, he will come to this temple and swear before your altar,
Hear from heaven, judge your servant, condemn the wicked, and bring retribution upon his head according to his deeds. Define a person with reason and reward them according to their righteousness.
If your people Israel offend you and are defeated before their enemies, and then turn around and acknowledge your name, they will pray and pray to you in this temple,
Hear from heaven, forgive the sins of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave them and their ancestors.
If your people sin against you and you punish them, blocking the sky from rain, and they pray to this place, acknowledging your name and turning away from their sins,
Listen in heaven, forgive the sins of your servant and your people Israel, teach them the right way to do, and let rain fall on your land, which you have given your people as an inheritance.
If there is famine, plague, drought, mildew, locusts, grasshoppers, or enemies besieging cities in the country, no matter what disaster or disease they encounter,
Your people Israel, whether they are all or one person, are conscious of the great calamity and suffering. They raise their hands to this temple, regardless of what they pray or pray for,
Hear forgiveness from heaven, from your dwelling place. You know the hearts of men, and treat them according to their ways (only you know the hearts of men),
Let them fear you and walk in your ways throughout their lives in the land you have given to our ancestors.
As for the Gentiles who do not belong to your people Israel, who came from afar to pray to this temple for your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm,
Hear from heaven your dwelling place, and do as the Gentiles pray, so that all the people of the earth may know your name and fear you, just like your people Israel, and let them know that this temple I have built is called by your name.
If your people are sent by you to fight against their enemies wherever they go, and pray to the city you choose and the temple I have built for your name,
Listen to their prayers and prayers from heaven, so that they may triumph.
If your people offend you (there is no one in the world who does not sin), you will be angry with them and hand them over to your enemies for captivity, whether far or near.
If they recall their sins in the land of captivity, turn their hearts and plead with you, saying, We have sinned, we have rebelled, we have done evil.
If they submit wholeheartedly and wholeheartedly to you in the land they have taken captive, and pray to their own land, which is the land you have given to their ancestors, the city you have chosen, and the temple I have built for your name,
Hear the prayer and supplication of your people from heaven, from your dwelling place, and seek justice for them, and forgive their sins.
My God, now open your eyes and listen attentively to the prayer offered here.
Arise, O Lord God, and enter your resting place with the ark of your power. O Lord God, may your priests be clothed with salvation. May your saints be blessed and joyful.
O Lord God, do not reject your anointed one; remember the steadfast love you have shown to your servant David.
