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Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 4 feet high and had placed it at the center of the Temple’s outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.
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There I have placed the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with the people of Israel.”
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Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel, and he lifted his hands in prayer.
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Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 4 feet high and had placed it at the center of the Temple’s outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.
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He prayed, “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven and earth. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.
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You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today.