21. I have also provided a place in the Temple for the Covenant Box containing the stone tablets of the covenant which the Lord made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.”
22. Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar, where he raised his arms
23. and prayed, “Lord God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below! You keep your covenant with your people and show them your love when they live in wholehearted obedience to you.
24. You have kept the promise you made to my father David; today every word has been fulfilled.
25. And now, Lord God of Israel, I pray that you will also keep the other promise you made to my father when you told him that there would always be one of his descendants ruling as king of Israel, provided they obeyed you as carefully as he did.
26. So now, O God of Israel, let everything come true that you promised to my father David, your servant.
27. “But can you, O God, really live on earth? Not even all heaven is large enough to hold you, so how can this Temple that I have built be large enough?
28. Lord my God, I am your servant. Listen to my prayer, and grant the requests I make to you today.
29. Watch over this Temple day and night, this place where you have chosen to be worshipped. Hear me when I face this Temple and pray.