¶ Now when Solomon¹ had made an end of praying, the fire² came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory³ of the LORD filled the house.

And the priests⁴ could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.

And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed⁵ themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is⁶ good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Then the king⁷ and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

And king Solomon offered a sacrifice⁸ of twenty and two⁹ thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated¹⁰ the house of God.

And the priests¹¹ waited on their offices: the Levites¹² also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David¹³ the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy¹⁴ endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry¹⁵; and the priests¹⁶ sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

Moreover Solomon hallowed¹⁷ the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.

Also at the same time Solomon kept¹⁹ the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great²⁰ congregation, from the entering²¹ in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly²²: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days²³, and the feast seven days.

¶ And on the three and twentieth²⁴ day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad²⁵ and merry in heart for the goodness²⁶ that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

Thus Solomon²⁷ finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came²⁸ into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.

¶ And the LORD²⁹ appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard³⁰ thy prayer, and have chosen³¹ this place to myself for an house of sacrifice³².

If I shut up heaven³³ that there be no rain, or if I command³⁴ the locusts to devour the land, or if I send³⁵ pestilence among my people;

If my people³⁶, which are called by my name³⁷, shall humble themselves, and pray³⁸, and seek my face³⁹, and turn from⁴⁰ their wicked ways; then will I hear⁴¹ from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land⁴².

Now mine eyes⁴³ shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place⁴⁴.

For now have I chosen⁴⁵ and sanctified this house, that my name⁴⁶ may be there for ever: and mine eyes⁴⁷ and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

And as for thee, if thou wilt⁴⁸ walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe⁴⁹ my statutes and my judgments;

Then will I stablish⁵⁰ the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have⁵¹ covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not⁵² fail thee⁵³ a man to be ruler in Israel.

But if ye turn away⁵⁴, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go⁵⁵ and serve other gods, and worship them;

¶ Then will I pluck⁵⁶ them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb⁵⁷ and a byword among all nations.

And this house⁵⁸, which is high, shall be an astonishment⁵⁹ to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why⁶⁰ hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

And it shall be answered, Because they forsook⁶¹ the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore⁶² hath he brought all this evil upon them.