1 Kings 8:61-63

New International Reader's Version

⁶¹And may you commit your lives completely to the Lord our God. May you live by his rules. May you obey his commands. May you always do as you are doing now.”

The Temple Is Set Apart to the Lord

⁶²Then the king and the whole community of Israel offered sacrifices to the Lord. ⁶³Solomon sacrificed friendship offerings to the Lord. He sacrificed 22,000 oxen. He also sacrificed 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and the whole community set the temple of the Lord apart to him.

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1 Kings 8:61-63

New International Version

⁶¹And may your hearts^(A) be fully committed^(B) to the Lord our God, to live by his decrees and obey his commands, as at this time.”

The Dedication of the Temple^(C)

⁶²Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices^(D) before the Lord. ⁶³Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated^(E) the temple of the Lord.