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 7:1 ¶ Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of Jehovah filled the house.

 7:1 ¶ Now when Solomonº had made an endºº of praying,ºº the fireº came downºº from heaven,ºº and consumedºº the burnt offeringº and the sacrifices;º and the gloryº of the LORDº filledººº the house.º

 7:2 And the priests could not enter into the house of Jehovah, because the glory of Jehovah filled Jehovah's house.

 7:2 And the priestsº couldºº notº enterºº intoº the houseº of the LORD,º becauseº the gloryº of the LORDº had filledººº the LORD'Sº house.º

 7:3 And all the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the glory of Jehovah was upon the house; and they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and gave thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good; for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.

 7:3 And when allº the childrenº of Israelº sawºº how the fireº came down,ºº and the gloryº of the LORDº uponº the house,º they bowedºº themselves with their facesº to the groundº uponº the pavement,º and worshipped,ºº and praisedºº the LORD,º [saying], Forº [he is] good;º forº his mercyº [endureth] for ever.º

 7:4 ¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifice before Jehovah.

 7:4 ¶ Then the kingº and allº the peopleº offeredºº sacrificesº beforeº the LORD.º

 7:5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

 7:5 And kingº Solomonº offeredººº a sacrificeº of twentyº and twoº thousandº oxen,º and an hundredº and twentyº thousandº sheep:º so the kingº and allº the peopleº dedicatedººº the houseº of God.º

 7:6 And the priests stood, according to their offices; the Levites also with instruments of music of Jehovah, which David the king had made to give thanks unto Jehovah, (for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever,) when David praised by their ministry: and the priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.

 7:6 And the priestsº waitedºº onº their offices:º the Levitesº also with instrumentsº of musickº of the LORD,º whichº Davidº the kingº had madeºº to praiseºº the LORD,º becauseº his mercyº [endureth] forº ever,º when Davidº praisedºº by their ministry;º and the priestsº soundedº trumpetsºººº beforeº them, and allº Israelº stood.ºº

 7:7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat.

 7:7 Moreover Solomonº hallowedººº the middleº of the courtº thatº [was] beforeº the houseº of the LORD:º forº thereº he offeredºº burnt offerings,º and the fatº of the peace offerings,º becauseº the brasenº altarº whichº Solomonº had madeºº was not ableººº to receiveººº the burnt offerings,º and the meat offerings,º and the fat.º

 7:8 ¶ So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

 7:8 ¶ Also at the sameº timeº Solomonº keptººº the feastº sevenº days,º and allº Israelº withº him, a veryº greatº congregation,º from the entering inººº of Hamathº untoº the riverº of Egypt.º

 7:9 And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

 7:9 And in the eighthº dayº they madeºº a solemn assembly:º forº they keptºº the dedicationº of the altarº sevenº days,º and the feastº sevenº days.º

 7:10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away unto their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Jehovah had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

 7:10 And on the threeº and twentiethº dayº of the seventhº monthº he sentººº the peopleº awayºº into their tents,º gladº and merryº in heartº forº the goodnessº thatº the LORDº had shewedºº unto David,º and to Solomon,º and to Israelº his people.º

 7:11 Thus Solomon finished the house of Jehovah, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.

 7:11 Thus Solomonº finishedººº the houseº of the LORD,º and the king'sº house:º and allº that cameºº intoº Solomon'sº heartº to makeºº in the houseº of the LORD,º and in his own house,º he prosperously effected.ºº

 7:12 ¶ And Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.

 7:12 ¶ And the LORDº appearedºº toº Solomonº by night,º and saidºº unto him, I have heardººº thy prayer,º and have chosenºº thisº placeº to myself for an houseº of sacrifice.º

 7:13 If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

 7:13 Ifº I shut upºº heavenº that there beº noº rain,º or ifº I commandººº the locustsº to devourºº the land,º or ifº I sendºº pestilenceº among my people;º

 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

 7:14 If my people,º whichº are calledººº by my name,º shall humbleºº themselves,º and pray,ºº and seekºº my face,º and turnºº from their wickedº ways;ºº then will Iº hearºº fromº heaven,º and will forgiveºº their sin,º and will healººº their land.º

 7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.

 7:15 Nowº mine eyesº shall beº open,ºº and mine earsº attentº unto the prayerº [that is made] in thisº place.º

 7:16 For now have I chosen and hallowed this house, that my name may be there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

 7:16 For nowº have I chosenºº and sanctifiedººº thisº house,º that my nameº may beº thereº forº ever:ºº and mine eyesº and mine heartº shall beº thereº perpetually.ºº

 7:17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;

 7:17 And as for thee,º ifº thou wilt walkººº beforeº me, asº Davidº thy fatherº walked,ºº and doºº according to allº thatº I have commandedºº thee, and shalt observeºº my statutesº and my judgments;º

 7:18 then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

 7:18 Then will I stablishººº the throneº of thy kingdom,º according asº I have covenantedºº with Davidº thy father,º saying,ºº There shall notº failºº thee a manº [to be] rulerºº in Israel.º

 7:19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

 7:19 But ifº yeº turn away,ºº and forsakeºº my statutesº and my commandments,º whichº I have setºº beforeº you, and shall goºº and serveºº otherº gods,º and worshipºº them;

 7:20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

 7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the rootsºº out ofºº my landº whichº I have givenºº them; and thisº house,º whichº I have sanctifiedºº for my name,º will I cast outºº ofºº my sight,º and will makeºº it [to be] a proverbº and a bywordº among allº nations.º

 7:21 And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?

 7:21 And thisº house,º whichº isº high,º shall be an astonishmentºº to every oneº that passethºº byº it; so that he shall say,ºº Whyº hath the LORDº doneºº thusº unto thisº land,º and unto thisº house?º

 7:22 And they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

 7:22 And it shall be answered,ºº Becauseºº they forsookººº the LORDº Godº of their fathers,º whichº brought them forthºº out of the landºº of Egypt,º and laid holdºº on otherº gods,º and worshippedºº them, and servedºº them: thereforeºº hath he broughtººº allº thisº evilº uponº them.