57. May the lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.
58. May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors.
59. And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the lord be before him constantly, day and night, so that the lord our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day’s needs.
60. Then people all over the earth will know that the lord alone is God and there is no other.
61. And may you be completely faithful to the lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”
62. Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the lord.
63. Solomon offered to the lord a peace offering of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. And so the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the Temple of the lord.
64. That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the lord’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the lord’s presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.