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 6:1 ¶ Then spake Solomon, Jehovah hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

 6:1 ¶ Thenº saidºº Solomon,º The LORDº hath saidºº that he would dwellºº in the thick darkness.º

 6:2 But I have built thee a house of habitation, and a place for thee to dwell in for ever.

 6:2 But Iº have builtºº an houseº of habitationº for thee, and a placeº for thy dwellingºº for ever.º

 6:3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.

 6:3 And the kingº turnedººº his face,º and blessedººº the wholeº congregationº of Israel:º and allº the congregationº of Israelº stood.ºº

 6:4 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

 6:4 And he said,ºº Blessedºº [be] the LORDº Godº of Israel,º who hath with his handsº fulfilledºº [that] whichº he spakeºº with his mouthº toº my fatherº David,º saying,ºº

 6:5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:

 6:5 Sinceº the dayº thatº I brought forthººº my peopleº out of the landºº of Egyptº I choseºº noº cityº among allºº the tribesº of Israelº to buildºº an houseº in, that my nameº might beº there;º neitherº choseºº I any manº to beº a rulerº overº my peopleº Israel:º

 6:6 but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

 6:6 But I have chosenºº Jerusalem,º that my nameº might beº there;º and have chosenºº Davidº to beº overº my peopleº Israel.º

 6:7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

 6:7 Now it wasº inº the heartº of Davidº my fatherº to buildºº an houseº for the nameº of the LORDº Godº of Israel.º

 6:8 But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

 6:8 But the LORDº saidºº toº Davidº my father,º Forasmuchºº as it wasº inº thine heartº to buildºº an houseº for my name,º thou didst wellºº in thatº it wasº inº thine heart:º

 6:9 nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

 6:9 Notwithstandingº thouº shalt notº buildºº the house;º butº thy sonº which shall come forthºº out ofº thy loins,º heº shall buildºº the houseº for my name.º

 6:10 And Jehovah hath performed his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

 6:10 The LORDº therefore hath performedººº his wordº thatº he hath spoken:ºº for I am risen upºº in the roomº of Davidº my father,º and am setºº onº the throneº of Israel,º asº the LORDº promised,ºº and have builtºº the houseº for the nameº of the LORDº Godº of Israel.º

 6:11 And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.

 6:11 And in itº have I putººº the ark,º whereinºº [is] the covenantº of the LORD,º thatº he madeºº withº the childrenº of Israel.º

 6:12 ¶ And he stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands

 6:12 ¶ And he stoodºº beforeº the altarº of the LORDº in the presence ofº allº the congregationº of Israel,º and spread forthºº his hands:º

 6:13 (for Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)

 6:13 Forº Solomonº had madeºº a brasenº scaffold,º of fiveº cubitsº long,º and fiveº cubitsº broad,º and threeº cubitsº high,º and had setºº it in the midstº of the court:º and uponº it he stood,ºº and kneeled downºº uponº his kneesº beforeº allº the congregationº of Israel,º and spread forthºº his handsº toward heaven,º

 6:14 and he said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven, or on earth; who keepest covenant and lovingkindness with thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart;

 6:14 And said,ºº O LORDº Godº of Israel,º [there is] noº Godº like theeº in the heaven,º nor in the earth;º which keepestºº covenant,º and [shewest] mercyº unto thy servants,º that walkºº beforeº thee with allº their hearts:º

 6:15 who hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou didst promise him: yea, thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as it is this day.

 6:15 Thou whichº hast keptºº with thy servantº Davidº my fatherºº that whichº thou hast promisedºº him; and spakestºº with thy mouth,º and hast fulfilledºº [it] with thine hand,º as [it is] thisº day.º

 6:16 Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only thy children take heed to their way, to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me.

 6:16 Nowº therefore, O LORDº Godº of Israel,º keepºº with thy servantº Davidº my fatherºº that whichº thou hast promisedºº him, saying,ºº There shall notº failºº thee a manº in my sightºº to sitºº uponº the throneº of Israel;º yet soº that thy childrenº take heedººº to their wayº to walkººº in my law,º asº thou hast walkedºº beforeº me.

 6:17 Now therefore, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.

 6:17 Nowº then, O LORDº Godº of Israel,º let thy wordº be verified,ºº whichº thou hast spokenºº unto thy servantº David.º

 6:18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!

 6:18 Butº will Godº in very deedº dwellºº withº menº onº the earth?º behold,º heavenº and the heavenº of heavensº cannotº containºº thee; how much lessº thisº houseº whichº I have built!ºº

 6:19 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee;

 6:19 Have respectºº therefore toº the prayerº of thy servant,º and toº his supplication,º O LORDº my God,º to hearkenºº untoº the cryº and the prayerº whichº thy servantº prayethºº beforeº thee:

 6:20 that thine eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place.

 6:20 That thine eyesº may beº openºº uponº thisº houseº dayº and night,º uponº the placeº whereofº thou hast saidºº that thou wouldest putºº thy nameº there;º to hearkenºº untoº the prayerº whichº thy servantº prayethºº towardº thisº place.º

 6:21 And hearken thou to the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yea, hear thou from thy dwelling-place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest forgive.

 6:21 Hearkenºº therefore untoº the supplicationsº of thy servant,º and of thy peopleº Israel,º whichº they shall makeºº towardº thisº place:º hearºº thouº from thy dwellingºº place,ºº [even] fromº heaven;º and when thou hearest,ºº forgive.ºº

 6:22 ¶ If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and he come [and] swear before thine altar in this house;

 6:22 ¶ Ifº a manº sinºº against his neighbour,º and an oathº be laidºº upon him to make him swear,ºº and the oathº comeºº beforeº thine altarº in thisº house;º

 6:23 then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, requiting the wicked, to bring his way upon his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

 6:23 Then hearºº thouº fromº heaven,º and do,ºº and judgeººº thy servants,º by requitingºº the wicked,º by recompensingºº his wayº upon his own head;º and by justifyingºº the righteous,º by givingºº him according to his righteousness.º

 6:24 ¶ And if thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;

 6:24 ¶ And ifº thy peopleº Israelº be put to the worseºº beforeº the enemy,ºº becauseº they have sinnedºº against thee; and shall returnºº and confessººº thy name,º and prayºº and make supplicationºº beforeº thee in thisº house;º

 6:25 then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

 6:25 Then hearºº thouº fromº the heavens,º and forgiveºº the sinº of thy peopleº Israel,º and bring them againºº untoº the landº whichº thou gavestºº to them and to their fathers.º

 6:26 ¶ When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:

 6:26 ¶ When the heavenº is shut up,ºº and there isº noº rain,º becauseº they have sinnedºº against thee; [yet] if they prayºº towardº thisº place,º and confessººº thy name,º and turnºº from their sin,ºº whenº thou dost afflictºº them;

 6:27 then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

 6:27 Then hearºº thouº from heaven,º and forgiveºº the sinº of thy servants,º and of thy peopleº Israel,º whenº thou hast taughtºº them the goodº way,º whereinº they should walk;ººº and sendºº rainº uponº thy land,º whichº thou hast givenºº unto thy peopleº for an inheritance.º

 6:28 ¶ If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague or whatsoever sickness there be;

 6:28 ¶ Ifº there beº dearthº in the land,º ifº there beº pestilence,º ifº there beº blasting,º or mildew,º locusts,º or caterpillers;º ifº their enemiesºº besiegeºº them in the citiesº of their land;º whatsoeverº soreº or whatsoeverº sicknessº [there be]:

 6:29 what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house:

 6:29 [Then] whatº prayerº [or] whatº supplicationº soeverº shall be madeº of anyº man,º or of allº thy peopleº Israel,º whenº every oneº shall knowºº his own soreº and his own grief,º and shall spread forthºº his handsº inº thisº house:º

 6:30 then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of the children of men;)

 6:30 Then hearºº thouº fromº heavenº thy dwellingºº place,º and forgive,ºº and renderºº unto every manº according unto allº his ways,ºº whose heartº thou knowest;ºº (forº thouº onlyº knowestººº the heartsº of the childrenº of men:)º

 6:31 that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

 6:31 Thatº they may fearºº thee, to walkººº in thy ways,º so longºº asºº theyº liveºº inºº the landº whichº thou gavestºº unto our fathers.º

 6:32 ¶ Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thine outstretched arm; when they shall come and pray toward this house:

 6:32 ¶ Moreoverº concerningº the stranger,º whichº is notº of thy peopleºº Israel,º but is comeºº from a farº countryºº for thy greatº name'sº sake,ººº and thy mightyº hand,º and thy stretched outºº arm;º if they comeºº and prayºº inº thisº house;º

 6:33 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

 6:33 Then hearºº thouº fromº the heavens,º [even] from thy dwellingºº place,ºº and doºº according to allº thatº the strangerº callethºº toº thee for; thatº allº peopleº of the earthº may knowººº thy name,º and fearºº thee, as [doth] thy peopleº Israel,º and may knowºº thatº thisº houseº whichº I have builtºº is calledºº by thy name.º

 6:34 If thy people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatsoever way thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;

 6:34 Ifº thy peopleº go outºº to warº againstº their enemiesºº by the wayº thatº thou shalt sendºº them, and they prayºº untoº thee towardº thisº cityº whichº thou hast chosen,ºº and the houseº whichº I have builtºº for thy name;º

 6:35 then hear thou from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

 6:35 Then hearºº thou fromº the heavensºº their prayerº and their supplication,º and maintainºº their cause.º

 6:36 If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;

 6:36 Ifº they sinºº against thee, (forº [there is] noº manº whichº sinnethºº not,)º and thou be angryºº with them, and deliverºº them over beforeº [their] enemies,ºº and they carry them awayºº captivesºº untoº a landº far offº orº near;º

 6:37 yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;

 6:37 Yet [if] they bethinkººº themselvesººº in the landº whitherºº they are carried captive,ºº and turnºº and prayºº untoº thee in the landº of their captivity,º saying,ºº We have sinned,ºº we have done amiss,ºº and have dealt wickedly;ºº

 6:38 if they return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

 6:38 If they returnºº toº thee with allº their heartº and with allº their soulº in the landº of their captivity,º whitherº they have carried them captives,ººº and prayºº towardº their land,º whichº thou gavestºº unto their fathers,º and [toward] the cityº whichº thou hast chosen,ºº and toward the houseº whichº I have builtºº for thy name:º

 6:39 then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people who have sinned against thee.

 6:39 Then hearºº thou fromº the heavens,º [even] from thy dwellingºº place,ººº their prayerº and their supplications,º and maintainºº their cause,º and forgiveºº thy peopleº whichº have sinnedºº against thee.

 6:40 Now, O my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent, unto the prayer that is made in this place.

 6:40 Now,º my God,º let, I beseech thee,º thine eyesº beº open,ºº and [let] thine earsº [be] attentº unto the prayerº [that is made] in thisº place.º

 6:41 Now therefore arise, O Jehovah God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O Jehovah God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

 6:41 Nowº therefore arise,ºº O LORDº God,º into thy restingº place,º thou,º and the arkº of thy strength:º let thy priests,º O LORDº God,º be clothedºº with salvation,º and let thy saintsº rejoiceºº in goodness.º

 6:42 O Jehovah God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember [thy] lovingkindnesses to David thy servant.

 6:42 O LORDº God,º turn not awayººº the faceº of thine anointed:º rememberºº the merciesº of Davidº thy servant.º