1. So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace. Solomon finished building everything he wanted to build.
2. Then the Lord appeared to him again. This was just as he had done before, in Gibeon.
3. The Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer. I have heard what you asked me to do. You built this Temple. And I have made it a holy place. So I will be worshiped there forever. I will watch over it and protect it always.
4. “But you must serve me as your father David did. He was fair and sincere. You must obey my laws and do everything I command.
5. If you do these things, I will allow your family to rule Israel forever. I made this promise to your father David. I told him that someone from his family would always be king over Israel.