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12 Then Solomon said,

“The Lord has set the sun in the heavens,
    but[a] has said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
13 I have built thee an exalted house,
    a place for thee to dwell in for ever.”

Solomon’s Speech

14 Then the king faced about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:12 Gk: Heb lacks has set the sun in the heavens, but

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