21. I’ve made a place there for the ark which contains the Lord’s promise that he made to our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
22. In the presence of the entire assembly of Israel, Solomon stood in front of the Lord’s altar. He stretched out his hands toward heaven
23. and said,“Lord God of Israel,there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below.You keep your promise of mercy to your servants,who obey you wholeheartedly.
24. You have kept your promise to my father David, your servant.With your mouth you promised it.With your hand you carried it out as it is today.
25. “Now, Lord God of Israel,keep your promise to my father David, your servant.You said, ‘You will never fail to have an heirsitting in front of me on the throne of Israelif your descendants are faithful to meas you have been faithful to me.’
26. “So now, God of Israel,may the promise you made to my father David,your servant, come true.
27. “Does God really live on earth?If heaven itself, the highest heaven, cannot hold you,then how can this temple that I have built?