1 Solomon was done with his pray. Then fire came down from the sky and burned the gifts. ⬇️ God’s bright glory filled God’s house. ✨️ 2 God’s helpers, the priests, could not go in, because God’s glory filled the house. ♂️⛪✨ 3 All the people saw the fire and God’s glory. ✨ They bowed down and thanked God. ♂️♀️ They said, “God is good. God’s love lasts forever.” ❤️♾️ 4 The king and all the people gave gifts to God. 5 Solomon gave many cows and many sheep to God. He and the people set the house for God. ️ 6 The priests stood in place. ♂️ The Levite singers played music that King David made. They sang, “God’s love lasts forever.” ❤️♾️ The priests blew horns. All the people stood. 7 Solomon used the big yard too. ️ He burned more gifts there, because the altar was too small. ➕ 8 Solomon had a big party for God for seven days. 7️⃣ Many people came from far places. ♂️♀️️ 9 On day eight, they had a quiet meet time. 8️⃣ They used seven days to set the altar and seven days to party. 7️⃣➕7️⃣ 10 On day twenty-three, Solomon said, “You can go home now.” 2️⃣3️⃣➡️ The people went home happy, because God was good to David, to Solomon, and to all Israel. ❤️ 11 Solomon finished God’s house and his own house. ️✅✅ All his plans were done. ✔️ 12 At night, God came to Solomon. ✨ God said, “I hear your pray. I pick this house for gifts to Me.” ️️ 13 God said, “If I stop the rain, or send bugs to eat the plants, or send a bad sick to the people,” ☁️️ 14 God said, “If My people bend low, pray, look for Me, and stop bad ways, I will hear. I will forgive. I will fix their land.” ♂️➡️❤️️ 15 God said, “Now My eyes are open. My ears will hear pray in this place.” ️ 16 God said, “I pick this house. It is set apart for Me. My name is here forever. My eyes and My heart are here.” ️♾️ 17 God said, “You, Solomon, be like David. Do what I say. Keep My rules.” ♂️✅ 18 God said, “Then I will make your king seat strong, like I told David. Your family will lead Israel.” 19 God said, “But if you turn away and do not keep My rules, and bow to other gods,” ♂️ 20 God said, “I will take you out of the land I gave. I will push this house away. People in all lands will talk about it as a sad story.” ️➡️♀️❌️️ 21 God said, “People who pass the broken house will be shocked. They will ask, ‘Why did God do this to the land and the house?’” ️❓ 22 God said, “They will say, ‘They left God who saved them from Egypt. They chose other gods. So God sent this bad time.’” ⬅️➡️⚠️