1 King Solomon called all the big leaders and family heads. They came to bring God’s Box from the City of David (Zion). ️ 2 All the people came in the big fall party, in month 7. 7️⃣ 3 All the leaders came. The priests picked up God’s Box. ⛪ 4 The priests carried God’s Box, the tent, and all the holy things. ⛺️ 5 King Solomon and all the people gave many gifts to God. There were too many animals to count. ❌ 6 The priests put God’s Box in the very special room, under the angel statues. ️ 7 The angel statues held their wings over the place of God’s Box. 8 The long poles on the Box stuck out a bit. People in the room could see the ends. ➖➖ 9 Inside the Box were only two stone rules from Moses, from when God saved them from Egypt. ♂️ 10 The priests came out, and a cloud filled God’s house. ☁️️ 11 The priests could not do their work, because God’s bright glory filled the house. ✨️⛪ 12 Solomon said, “God said He lives in a thick cloud.” ️☁️ 13 Solomon said, “I made a big house for You, God. It is Your house.” ️ 14 The king turned and blessed all the people as they stood. 15 Solomon said, “Thank You, God. You did what You said to my dad, David.” ️ 16 Solomon said, “God said He did not pick a city before. He picked David to lead.” ️❌➡️David 17 “David wanted to build a house for God’s name.” ️❤️ 18 “But God told David, ‘It is good that you wanted this.’” ️ 19 “‘But you will not build it. Your son will build it.’” ️ 20 “Now God kept His word. I am king after David. I built the house for God.” ️✅ 21 “I put a place there for God’s Box, with the stone rules from when God saved us from Egypt.” 22 Solomon stood by the big fire table for God, raised his hands to the sky, and prayed. ️ 23 He said, “God of Israel, You are the only God. You keep Your promise. You love and help people who obey You.” ❤️✅ 24 “You told David a promise, and You did it today.” ✅ 25 “Please keep Your word. Let David’s family be kings if they obey You.” ✅ 26 “Please make Your promise stand strong.” 27 “But God, You are too big for this house. Even the sky is too small for You.” ➡️ 28 “Please hear my prayer today.” 29 “Please watch this house day and night. Please hear prayers turned to this place.” ️ 30 “Please hear in Heaven. Please forgive when we pray here.” ☁️ 31 “If someone does wrong to a friend and must make a promise here at Your fire table…” ⚖️ 32 “Please hear and judge. Punish the bad. Help the good.” ➡️⚖️ 33 “If our people lose a fight because we did wrong, and we turn back and pray to You here…” ️⚔️⬇️➡️ 34 “Please hear in Heaven, forgive, and bring us back to our land.” 35 “If there is no rain because we did wrong, and we pray and turn from wrong…” ️❌➡️ 36 “Please hear, forgive, teach us the right way, and send rain.” ️ 37 “If there is no food, or bad sickness, or bugs eat crops, or an army is around us, or any bad thing…” ❌️ 38 “If any one person or all the people pray and lift their hands to this house…” ♂️♀️️ 39 “Please hear in Heaven, forgive, and help. You know every heart.” ☁️ 40 “Then they will honor You all their days in the land You gave.” ️️ 41 “If a person from a far land comes for Your name…” ♂️ 42 “They hear about Your big name and strong hand. They come and pray here.” 43 “Please hear and do what they ask, so all people know Your name and honor You, and know this house is Yours.” ☁️️ 44 “If our people go to war, and they pray toward this city and this house…” ️⚔️️️ 45 “Please hear and help them win.” 46 “If we do wrong (all people do wrong), and enemies take us far away…” ➡️♂️ 47 “If we say, ‘We did wrong,’ and we are sorry and pray…” 48 “If we turn back to You with all our heart and pray toward our land, city, and this house…” ❤️️️️ 49 “Please hear in Heaven and help.” ☁️ 50 “Please forgive us and make the ones who took us be kind to us.” 51 “We are Your people. You brought us out of Egypt, out of the hard fire place.” ➡️❌ 52 “Please keep Your eyes and ears open to our prayers always.” 53 “You chose us to be Yours. You told Moses this when You brought us out of Egypt.” ✅ 54 Solomon finished praying. He stood up from his knees, with hands that had been up to the sky. ♂️️ 55 Solomon stood and blessed all the people with a loud voice. 56 “Praise God! God gave us rest, just like He said. Not one word failed.” ️✅ 57 “May God be with us like He was with our fathers. Do not leave us, God.” 58 “Make our hearts want You. Help us walk in Your ways and obey Your rules.” ❤️➡️ 59 “Keep my prayer with You day and night. Help us each day.” 60 “Then all people will know: God is God. There is no other.” ☝️ 61 “Be true to God with all your heart. Keep His ways.” ❤️✅ 62 The king and all the people gave gifts to God. 63 Solomon gave very many animals. The people and the king set apart God’s house. ️ 64 The king made the middle yard special for more gifts, because the front fire table was too small. ️➕ 65 Solomon held a long party with all the people, from north to south. They met with God for 14 days. ️ 66 On day 8, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went home happy and glad for all the good God did for David and for Israel.