10. Then at the end of the celebration, Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the lord had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.
11. So Solomon finished the Temple of the lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do in the construction of the Temple and the palace.
12. Then one night the lord appeared to Solomon and said,“I have heard your prayer and have chosen this Temple as the place for making sacrifices.