6:1 Then said 559 8804 Solomon 8010, The LORD 3068 hath said 559 8804 that he would dwell 7931 8800 in the thick darkness 6205.

6:2 But I have built 1129 8804 an house 1004 of habitation 2073 for thee, and a place 4349 for thy dwelling 3427 8800 for ever 5769.

6:3 And the king 4428 turned 5437 8686 his face 6440, and blessed 1288 8762 the whole congregation 6951 of Israel 3478: and all the congregation 6951 of Israel 3478 stood 5975 8802.

6:4 And he said 559 8799, Blessed 1288 8803 [be] the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, who hath with his hands 3027 fulfilled 4390 8765 [that] which he spake 1696 8765 with his mouth 6310 to my father 1 David 1732, saying 559 8800,

6:5 Since the day 3117 that I brought forth 3318 8689 my people 5971 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714 I chose 977 8804 no city 5892 among all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to build 1129 8800 an house 1004 in, that my name 8034 might be there; neither chose 977 8804 I any man 376 to be a ruler 5057 over my people 5971 Israel 3478:

6:6 But I have chosen 977 8799 Jerusalem 3389, that my name 8034 might be there; and have chosen 977 8799 David 1732 to be over my people 5971 Israel 3478.

6:7 Now it was in the heart 3824 of David 1732 my father 1 to build 1129 8800 an house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478.

6:8 But the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 to David 1732 my father 1, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart 3824 to build 1129 8800 an house 1004 for my name 8034, thou didst well 2895 8689 in that it was in thine heart 3824:

6:9 Notwithstanding 7535 thou shalt not build 1129 8799 the house 1004; but thy son 1121 which shall come forth 3318 8802 out of thy loins 2504, he shall build 1129 8799 the house 1004 for my name 8034.

6:10 The LORD 3068 therefore hath performed 6965 8686 his word 1697 that he hath spoken 1696 8765: for I am risen up 6965 8799 in the room of David 1732 my father 1, and am set 3427 8799 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478, as the LORD 3068 promised 1696 8765, and have built 1129 8799 the house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478.

6:11 And in it 8033 have I put 7760 8799 the ark 727, wherein [is] the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068, that he made 3772 8804 with the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

6:12 And he stood 5975 8799 before 6440 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 in the presence of all the congregation 6951 of Israel 3478, and spread forth 6566 8799 his hands 3709:

6:13 For Solomon 8010 had made 6213 8804 a brasen 5178 scaffold 3595, of five 2568 cubits 520 long 753, and five 2568 cubits 520 broad 7341, and three 7969 cubits 520 high 6967, and had set 5414 8799 it in the midst 8432 of the court 5835: and upon it he stood 5975 8799, and kneeled down 1288 8799 upon his knees 1290 before all the congregation 6951 of Israel 3478, and spread forth 6566 8799 his hands 3709 toward heaven 8064,(long…: Heb. the length thereof, etc)

6:14 And said 559 8799, O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, [there is] no God 430 like thee in the heaven 8064, nor in the earth 776; which keepest 8104 8802 covenant 1285, and [shewest] mercy 2617 unto thy servants 5650, that walk 1980 8802 before 6440 thee with all their hearts 3820:

6:15 Thou which hast kept 8104 8804 with thy servant 5650 David 1732 my father 1 that which thou hast promised 1696 8765 him; and spakest 1696 8762 with thy mouth 6310, and hast fulfilled 4390 8765 [it] with thine hand 3027, as [it is] this day 3117.

6:16 Now therefore, O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, keep 8104 8798 with thy servant 5650 David 1732 my father 1 that which thou hast promised 1696 8765 him, saying 559 8800, There shall not fail 3772 8735 thee a man 376 in my sight 6440 to sit 3427 8802 upon the throne 3678 of Israel 3478; yet so 7535 that thy children 1121 take heed 8104 8799 to their way 1870 to walk 3212 8800 in my law 8451, as thou hast walked 1980 8804 before 6440 me.(There…: Heb. There shall not a man be cut off)

6:17 Now then, O LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, let thy word 1697 be verified 539 8735, which thou hast spoken 1696 8765 unto thy servant 5650 David 1732.

6:18 But will God 430 in very deed 552 dwell 3427 8799 with men 120 on the earth 776? behold, heaven 8064 and the heaven 8064 of heavens 8064 cannot contain 3557 8770 thee; how much less this house 1004 which I have built 1129 8804!

6:19 Have respect 6437 8804 therefore to the prayer 8605 of thy servant 5650, and to his supplication 8467, O LORD 3068 my God 430, to hearken 8085 8800 unto the cry 7440 and the prayer 8605 which thy servant 5650 prayeth 6419 8693 before 6440 thee:

6:20 That thine eyes 5869 may be open 6605 8803 upon this house 1004 day 3119 and night 3915, upon the place 4725 whereof thou hast said 559 8804 that thou wouldest put 7760 8800 thy name 8034 there; to hearken 8085 8800 unto the prayer 8605 which thy servant 5650 prayeth 6419 8691 toward this place 4725.(toward…: or, in this place)

6:21 Hearken 8085 8804 therefore unto the supplications 8469 of thy servant 5650, and of thy people 5971 Israel 3478, which they shall make 6419 8691 toward this place 4725: hear 8085 8799 thou from thy dwelling 3427 8800 place 4725, [even] from heaven 8064; and when thou hearest 8085 8804, forgive 5545 8804.(make: Heb. pray)

6:22 If a man 376 sin 2398 8799 against his neighbour 7453, and an oath 423 be laid 5375 8804 upon him to make him swear 422 8687, and the oath 423 come 935 8804 before 6440 thine altar 4196 in this house 1004;(and an oath…: Heb. and he require an oath of him)

6:23 Then hear 8085 8799 thou from heaven 8064, and do 6213 8804, and judge 8199 8804 thy servants 5650, by requiting 7725 8687 the wicked 7563, by recompensing 5414 8800 his way 1870 upon his own head 7218; and by justifying 6663 8687 the righteous 6662, by giving 5414 8800 him according to his righteousness 6666.

6:24 And if thy people 5971 Israel 3478 be put to the worse 5062 8735 before 6440 the enemy 341 8802, because they have sinned 2398 8799 against thee; and shall return 7725 8804 and confess 3034 8689 thy name 8034, and pray 6419 8694 and make supplication 2603 8694 before 6440 thee in this house 1004;(be put…: or, be smitten)(in: or, towards)

6:25 Then hear 8085 8799 thou from the heavens 8064, and forgive 5545 8804 the sin 2403 of thy people 5971 Israel 3478, and bring them again 7725 8689 unto the land 127 which thou gavest 5414 8804 to them and to their fathers 1.

6:26 When the heaven 8064 is shut up 6113 8736, and there is no rain 4306, because they have sinned 2398 8799 against thee; [yet] if they pray 6419 8694 toward this place 4725, and confess 3034 8689 thy name 8034, and turn 7725 8799 from their sin 2403, when thou dost afflict 6031 8686 them;

6:27 Then hear 8085 8799 thou from heaven 8064, and forgive 5545 8804 the sin 2403 of thy servants 5650, and of thy people 5971 Israel 3478, when thou hast taught 3384 8686 them the good 2896 way 1870, wherein they should walk 3212 8799; and send 5414 8804 rain 4306 upon thy land 776, which thou hast given 5414 8804 unto thy people 5971 for an inheritance 5159.

6:28 If there be dearth 7458 in the land 776, if there be pestilence 1698, if there be blasting 7711, or mildew 3420, locusts 697, or caterpillers 2625; if their enemies 341 8802 besiege 6887 8686 them in the cities 8179 of their land 776; whatsoever sore 5061 or whatsoever sickness 4245 [there be]:(in the cities…: Heb. in the land of their gates)

6:29 [Then] what prayer 8605 [or] what supplication 8467 soever shall be made of any man 120, or of all thy people 5971 Israel 3478, when every one 376 shall know 3045 8799 his own sore 5061 and his own grief 4341, and shall spread forth 6566 8804 his hands 3709 in this house 1004:(in: or, toward this house)

6:30 Then hear 8085 8799 thou from heaven 8064 thy dwelling 3427 8800 place 4349, and forgive 5545 8804, and render 5414 8804 unto every man 376 according unto all his ways 1870, whose heart 3824 thou knowest 3045 8799; (for thou only knowest 3045 8804 the hearts 3824 of the children 1121 of men 120:)

6:31 That they may fear 3372 8799 thee, to walk 3212 8800 in thy ways 1870, so long as 3117 they live 2416 6440 in the land 127 which thou gavest 5414 8804 unto our fathers 1.(so long…: Heb. all the days which)(in the land: Heb. upon the face of the land)

6:32 Moreover concerning the stranger 5237, which is not of thy people 5971 Israel 3478, but is come 935 8804 from a far 7350 country 776 for thy great 1419 name's 8034 sake, and thy mighty 2389 hand 3027, and thy stretched out 5186 8803 arm 2220; if they come 935 8804 and pray 6419 8694 in this house 1004;

6:33 Then hear 8085 8799 thou from the heavens 8064, [even] from thy dwelling 3427 8800 place 4349, and do 6213 8804 according to all that the stranger 5237 calleth 7121 8799 to thee for; that all people 5971 of the earth 776 may know 3045 8799 thy name 8034, and fear 3372 8800 thee, as [doth] thy people 5971 Israel 3478, and may know 3045 8800 that this house 1004 which I have built 1129 8804 is called 7121 8738 by thy name 8034.(this…: Heb. thy name is called upon this house)

6:34 If thy people 5971 go out 3318 8799 to war 4421 against their enemies 341 8802 by the way 1870 that thou shalt send 7971 8799 them, and they pray 6419 8694 unto thee toward 1870 this city 5892 which thou hast chosen 977 8804, and the house 1004 which I have built 1129 8804 for thy name 8034;

6:35 Then hear 8085 8804 thou from the heavens 8064 their prayer 8605 and their supplication 8467, and maintain 6213 8804 their cause 4941.(cause: or, right)

6:36 If they sin 2398 8799 against thee, (for [there is] no man 120 which sinneth 2398 8799 not,) and thou be angry 599 8804 with them, and deliver 5414 8804 them over before 6440 [their] enemies 341 8802, and they carry them away 7617 8804 captives 7617 8802 unto a land 776 far off 7350 or near 7138;(they carry them away captives: Heb. they that take them captives carry them away)

6:37 Yet [if] they bethink 7725 8689 3824 themselves in the land 776 whither they are carried captive 7617 8738, and turn 7725 8804 and pray 2603 8694 unto thee in the land 776 of their captivity 7628, saying 559 8800, We have sinned 2398 8804, we have done amiss 5753 8689, and have dealt wickedly 7561 8804;(bethink…: Heb. bring back to their heart)

6:38 If they return 7725 8804 to thee with all their heart 3820 and with all their soul 5315 in the land 776 of their captivity 7628, whither they have carried them captives 7617 8804, and pray 6419 8694 toward 1870 their land 776, which thou gavest 5414 8804 unto their fathers 1, and [toward] the city 5892 which thou hast chosen 977 8804, and toward the house 1004 which I have built 1129 8804 for thy name 8034:

6:39 Then hear 8085 8804 thou from the heavens 8064, [even] from thy dwelling 3427 8800 place 4349, their prayer 8605 and their supplications 8467, and maintain 6213 8804 their cause 4941, and forgive 5545 8804 thy people 5971 which have sinned 2398 8804 against thee.(cause: or, right)

6:40 Now, my God 430, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes 5869 be open 6605 8803, and [let] thine ears 241 [be] attent 7183 unto the prayer 8605 [that is made] in this place 4725.(unto…: Heb. to the prayer of this place)

6:41 Now therefore arise 6965 8798, O LORD 3068 God 430, into thy resting 5118 place, thou, and the ark 727 of thy strength 5797: let thy priests 3548, O LORD 3068 God 430, be clothed 3847 8799 with salvation 8668, and let thy saints 2623 rejoice 8055 8799 in goodness 2896.