Day 164, 13 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 8:54-66

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

1 Kings 9:1-9

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

1 Kings 9:10-14, Psalms 136



1 Kings 8



54 (Lk 22:45) Now when Solomon finished praying this prayer

and making supplication to the Lord, he arose from before the altar

of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

55 (1Ki 8:14; 2Sa 6:18) He stood up and blessed all the congregation

of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

56 (Dt 12:10; Jos 23:14-15) "Blessed be the Lord who has given rest

to His people Israel according to all that He promised.

Not one word of His promises which He gave by the hand of Moses

His servant has failed.

57 (Dt 31:6; Jos 1:5) The Lord our God be with us, as He was with

our fathers. Let Him neither leave us nor forsake us,

58 (Ps 119:36; Jer 31:33) that He may incline our hearts to Him,

to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, statutes,

and judgments, which He commanded our fathers.

59 And let these my words, with which I have made supplication

before the Lord, be close to the Lord our God day and night,

that He will maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people

Israel at all times as the situation demands,

60 (Dt 4:35; 1Ki 18:39) so that all the people of the earth may know

that the Lord is God and that there is none else.

61 (1Ki 11:4; 2Ki 20:3) Let your hearts, therefore, be perfect

with the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes

and keep His commandments, as at this day."



[54] And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this

prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the

LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

[55] And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud

voice, saying,

[56] Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel,

according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his

good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

[57] The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not

leave us, nor forsake us:

[58] That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and

to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he

commanded our fathers.

[59] And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the

LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the

cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as

the matter shall require:

[60] That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and

that there is none else.

[61] Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in

his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.



The Dedication of the Temple



2Ch 7:1-10



62 (2Sa 6:17-19) The king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices

before the Lord.

63 (Ezr 6:16-17; Ne 12:27) Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,

which he offered to the Lord,2 2 000 oxen and 120000 sheep.

So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.

64 (2Ch 4:1) The same day the king consecrated the middle of the court

that was in front of the house of the Lord, for there he offered

burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings,

because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive

the burnt offerings and meat offerings and the fat of the peace offerings.

65 (Nu 34:5; 34:8; 1Ki 8:2) At that time, Solomon held a feast

for all Israel, a great congregation, from the entry of Lebo Hamath

to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days

and another seven days, a total of fourteen days.

66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king

and went to their tents rejoicing in their hearts for all the goodness

that the Lord had done for David His servant and for Israel His people.



[62] And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the

LORD.

[63] And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered

unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty

thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the

house of the LORD.

[64] The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was

before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat

offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that

was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat

offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

[65] And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great

congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before

the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

[66] On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king,

and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that

the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.



2 Chronicles 7

Solomon Dedicates the Temple



1Ki 8:62-66



1 (1Ki 18:38; Lev 9:23-24) And when Solomon finished praying, fire came

down from the heavens and consumed the burnt offering and sacrifices,

and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

2 (2Ch 5:14) And the priests were not able to enter

into the house of the Lord, for the glory of the Lord filled the Lord's house.

3 (2Ch 5:13; 20:21) And all the sons of Israel saw when the fire came down

and the glory of the Lord came on the temple, and they bowed their faces

low to the ground on the pavement, and they worshipped confessing,

"The Lord is good, and His mercy endures forever."

4 Then the king and all the people were making sacrifices before the Lord.

5 King Solomon sacrificed 22000 oxen and 120000 sheep.

So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

6 (2Ch 5:12; 1Ch 15:16-21) The priests stood at their positions,

with the Levites and all their instruments of music for the Lord

that King David had made to praise the Lord-for His mercy endures

forever-when David gave praise by their ministry, and the priests

sounded trumpets opposite the Levites, and all Israel stood.

7 And Solomon consecrated the middle of the court that was

in front of the house of the Lord because there he made burnt offerings

and the fat of peace offerings (because the bronze altar that Solomon

made was surely not able to contain the burnt offerings,

grain offerings, and fat offerings).

8 (Ge 15:18; 1Ki 8:65) And at the appointed time, Solomon made a feast

for seven days, and all Israel's a very great assembly-was with him,

from the entrance of Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt

in the south.

9 (Lev 23:36) Then on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly

because they had made a consecration of the altar for seven days

and then the feast for seven days more.

10 Then on the twenty-third day of the seventh month

Solomon sent the people away to their homes. They were joyful

and good of heart because of what the Lord had done for David,

Solomon, and His people Israel.



2 Chronicles 7

The Glory of the Lord

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 the LORD

filled the house.

2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD,

because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.

3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down,

and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their

faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD,

saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.

5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen,

and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people

dedicated the house of God.

6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments

of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD,

because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry;

and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

7 Moreover Solomon hallowed 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.

8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel

with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath

unto the river of Egypt.

9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept

the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent

the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness

that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.



1 Kings 9



The Lord Appears to Solomon



2Ch 7:11-22



1 (1Ki 9:19) When Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord

and the king's house and all else he desired,

2 (1Ki 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 7:12) the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time,

as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.

3 (Dt 11:12; 1Ki 8:29) The Lord said to him,

"I have heard your prayer and supplication, which you made before Me.

I have consecrated this house which you built by putting

My name there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.

4 (Ge 17:1; 1Ki 11:4) "If you will walk before Me,

as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness,

so that you are obedient to do all that I have commanded you,

and will keep My statutes and My judgments,

5 (1Ki 2:4; 6:12) then I will establish the throne of your kingdom

upon Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying,

'You shall not fail to have a man upon the throne of Israel.'

6 (2Sa 7:14-16; 1Ch 28:9) 'But if you and your sons turn in any way

from following Me and do not keep My commandments

and My statutes which I have set before you, but go

and serve other gods and worship them,

7 (Dt 28:37; Ps 44:14) then I will cut Israel out of the land which I have

given them, and I will cast this house, which I have consecrated

for My name, out of My sight, and Israel shall be a proverb

and a byword among all people.

8 (Jer 22:8-9; Dt 29:24-26) And everyone who passes by this high house

will be astonished and will hiss, and they shall say,

'Why has the Lord done this to this land, and to this house?'

9 (Dt 29:25-28; Jer 2:10-13) And they will answer, 'Because they forsook

the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt,

and took hold of other gods and have worshipped and served them.

That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster upon them.' "