1 Kings 8:54-66

541When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and plea to the Lord, 2he stood up from the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his 3hands spread toward heaven. 55And he stood and 4blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

56“Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel 5in accordance with everything that He 6promised; 7not one word has 8failed of all His good 9promise, which He 10promised through Moses His servant. 57May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; 11may He not leave us nor forsake us, 58so that 12He may guide our hearts toward Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers. 59And may these words of mine, with which I have implored the 13favor of the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, so that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, 14as each day requires, 60so 15that all the peoples of the earth may know that 16the Lord is God; there is no one else. 6117Your hearts therefore shall be 18wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.”

6219Then the king and all Israel with him 20offered sacrifice before the Lord. 63And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. 21So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. 64On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the house of the Lord, because there he 22offered the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the peace offerings; for 23the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

65So 24Solomon held the 25feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly 26from the entrance of Hamath 27to the brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, for seven days and seven more days, that is, fourteen days. 66On the eighth day he dismissed the people, and they blessed the king. Then they went to their tents joyful and with happy hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had 28shown to David His servant, and to Israel His people.