59 And let thefe my Words, wherewith I have made Supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our GOD Day and Night, that he maintain the Cause of his Servant, and the Caufe of his People Ifrael at all Times, as the Matter fhall require: 60 That all the People of the Earth may know that the LORD is GOD, and that there is none else. 61 Let your HEART therefore be PERFECT with the LORD your GOD, to walk in his Statutes, and to keep his Commandments, as at this Day. 62 And the King and all Ifrael with him, offered Sacrifice before the LORD. 63 And Solomon offered a Sacrifice of Peace-offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand Oxen, and an hundred and twenty thoufand Sheep: So the King and all the Children of Ifrael dedicated the House of the LORD. II. CHRON. CHAP. VII. 1 GOD giving Testimony to Solomon's Prayer, the People wor Ship him. 4 Solomon's Sacrifice. 12 Bleffings promised. Ver. 1N the FIRE came down from HEAVEN, and CON- 2 And the Priests could not enter into the Houfe of the LORD, because the GLORY of the LORD had FILLED the LORD'S HOUSE. Rev. xv. 8 And the TEMPLE was FILLED with SMOKE from the GLORY of GOD, and from his POWER; and no Man was able to enter into the TEMPLE. I Tim. vi. Is Who is the bleffed and only POTENTATE, the KING of Kings, and LORD of Lords; 16 Who only hath Immortality, dwelling in the LIGHT which no Man can approach unto, whom no Man hath feen, nor can fee. 3 P And when all the Children of Ifrael faw how the FIRE came down, and the GLORY of the LORD upon the Houfe, they BOWED themselves with their Faces to the Ground upon the Pavement, and WORSHIPPED, and PRAISED the LORD, P Pfal. cxxxvi. 1 O give THANKS unto the LORD, for he is, GOOD, for his MERCY ENDURETH for EVER. 4 To him who alone doth great Wonders: for his Mercy endureth for ever. s To him that by Wisdom made the Heavens: for his Mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the Earth above the Waters: for his Mercy endureth for ever. faying, faying, For he is GOOD, for his MERCY ENDURETH for EVER. 4 Then the King and all the People offered Sacrifices before the LORD. 5. And King Solomon offered a Sacrifice of twenty and two thoufand Oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand Sheep fo the King and all the People dedicated the Houfe of God. 6 And the Priefts waited on their Offices: the Levites alfo with Inftruments of Mufick of the LORD, which David the King had made to praife the LORD, because his Mercy endureth for ever, when David praifed by their Miniftry and the Priests founded Trumpets before them, and all Ifrael ftood. 7 Moreover, Solomon hallowed the Middle of the Court that was before the House of the LORD: for there he offered Burnt-offerings, and the Fat of the Peace-offerings, because the brafen Altar which Solomon had made, was not able to receive the Burnt-offerings, and the Meat-offerings, and the Fat. 8 Alfo at the fame Time Solomon kept the Feast seven Days, and all Ifrael with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, unto the River of Egypt. 9 And in the eighth Day they made a folemn Affembly: for they kept the Dedication of the Altar feven Days, and the Feast seven Days. ro And on the three and twentieth Day of the feventh Month, he fent the People away into their Tents, glad and merry in heart for the Goodness that the LORD had fhewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Ifrael his People. 11 Thus Solomon finifhed the Houfe of the LORD, and the King's House: and all that came into Solomon's Heart to make in the House of the LORD, and in his own House, he readily effected. 12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by Night, and faid unto him, I have HEARD thy PRAYER, and have chofen this Place to myfelf for an Houfe of Sacrifice. 13 If I fhut up Heaven that there be no RAIN, or if I command the LOCUSTS to devour the Land, or if I fend PESTILENCE among my People; 14 If my People which are called by my Name, fhall HUMBLE themselves, and PRAY, and SEEK my FACE, and turn from their WICKED Ways: then will I HEAR from Heaven, Heaven, and will FORGIVE their Sin, and will heal their Land. 15 Now mine EYES fhall be open, and mine Ears attent unto the Prayer that is made in this Place. 16 For now have I chofen and fanctified this House, that my Name may be there for ever: and mine Eyes and mine Heart fhall be there perpetually. 17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy Father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and fhalt obferve my Statutes and my Judgments: 18 Then will I ftablifh the Throne of thy Kingdom, ac cording as I have covenanted with David thy Father, faying, There fhall not FAIL thee a MAN to be RULER in If rael. 199 But if ye turn away and FORSAKE my STATUTES and my COMMANDMENTS which I have fet before you, and shall go and ferve other Gods, and worship them : 20 Then will I pluck them up by the Roots out of my Land which I have given them; and this House which I have fanctified for my Name, will I caft out of my fight, and will make it to be a PROVERB, and a BY-WORD among all Nations. ¶ Deut. xxviii. 15 But it fhall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the Voice of the LORD thy God, to obferve to do all his COMMANDMENTS and his Statutes which I com Curfes fhall come upon thee, and mand you this Day, that all these overtake thee. 36 The LORD fhall bring thee and thy King which thou fhalt fet over thee, unto a Nation which neither thou, nor thy Fathers have known; and there fhalt thou ferve other Gods, Wood and Stone. 37 And thou shalt become an Aftonishment, a PROVERB, and a ByLORD fhall lead thee. WORD, among all Nations whither the 21 And this Houfe which is HIGH, fhall be an ASTONISHMENT to every one that paffeth by it; fo that he shall fay, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this Land, and unto this House? 22 And it fhall be answered, Because they forfook the LORD GOD of their Fathers, which brought them forth out of the Land of Egypt, and laid hold on other Gods, and worshipped them, and ferved them: therefore hath he brought all this Evil upon them. CHAP. CHAP. VIII. 1 Solomon's Buildings. 7 The Gentiles which were left, Solomon made Tributaries; but the Ifraelites, Rulers. 11 Pharaoh's Daughter removeth to her Houfe. 12 Solomon's yearly folemn Sacrifices: 14 He appointeth the Priests and Levites to their Places. 17 The Navy fetcheth Gold from Ophir. Ver. 12 TON on the Altar of the LORD, which he had HEN Solomon offered Burnt-offerings unto the built before the Porch : 13 Even after a certain Rate every Day, offering according to the Commandment of Mofes, on the Sabbaths, and on the New-moons, and on the folemn Feafts, three times in the Year, even in the Feaft of unleavened Bread, and in the Feast of Weeks, and in the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 And he appointed, according to the Order of David. his Father, the Courfes of the Priests, to their Service, and the Levites to their Charges, to praise and minister before the Priests, as the Duty of every Day required: the Porters alfo by their Courfes, at every Gate: for fo had David the Man of GOD commanded. 15 And they departed not from the Commandment of the King unto the Priefts and Levites, concerning any Matter, or concerning the Treasures. 16 Now all the Work of Solomon was prepared unto the Day of the Foundation of the Houfe of the LORD, and until it was finished: fo the Houfe of the LORD was perfected. 17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the Sea-fide in the Land of Edom. 18 And Huram fent him by the Hands of his Servants, Ships, and Servants that had Knowledge of the Sea; and they went with the Servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty Talents of Gold, and brought them to King Solomon. I. KINGS. CHAP. X. The Queen of Sheba admireth the Wisdom of Solomon: 14 His Riches. Ver. 1 ND when the Queen of Sheba heard of the Fame she came to prove him with hard Questions. 2 And he came to Jerufalem, with a very great Train, with Camels that bare Spices, and very much Gold, and precious Stones: and when he was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her Heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her Questions: there was not any thing hid from the King, which he told her not. 4 And when the Queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's Wisdom, and the House that he had built, 5 And the Meat of his Table, and the fitting of his Servants, and the Attendance of his Minifters, and their Apparel, and his Cup-bearers, and his Afcent by which he went up unto the House of the LORD: there was no more Spirit in her. 6 And the faid to the King, It was a true Report that I heard in mine own Land, of thy Acts, and of thy Wifdom. 7 Howbeit, I believed not the Words until I came, and mine Eyes had seen it and behold, the half was not told me thy Wisdom and Profperity exceedeth the Fame which I heard. 8 Happy are thy Men, happy are these thy Servants, which ftand continually before thee, and that hear thy Wisdom. Blefled be the LORD thy GOD which delighted in thee, to fet thee on the Throne of Ifrael; because the LORD loved Ifrael for ever, therefore made he thee King to do Judgment and Juftice. 10 And fhe gave the King an hundred and twenty Talents of Gold, and of Spices very great Store, and precious Stones: there came no more fuch abundance of Spices, as thefe which the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon. 11 And the Navy alfo of Hiram that brought Gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of Almug-trees, and precious Stones. 12 And the King made of the Almug-trees, Pillars for the Houfe of the LORD, and for the King's House, Harps alfo and Pfalteries for Singers: there came no fuch Almugtrees, nor were feen unto this Day. 13 And King Solomon gave unto the Queen of Sheba, all her Defire whatfoever fhe afked, befides that which So |