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In-Depth Event Report

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

This event serves as a major narrative anchor, appearing across the Biblical archive as a defining moment in history.

The Original Account

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1 Kings 8:22-53
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly...

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References

9:13-35
The Seventh Plague: Hail
15:1-21
The Song at the Sea
20:22-26
Idolatry Forbidden
4:1-43
In the Plains of Moab
12:1-28
One Place for Worship
2:1-11
Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving
7:3-17
Samuel Subdues the Philistines
12:1-25
Samuel’s Farewell Address
16:1-13
Samuel Anoints David
9:1-9
The LORD’s Response to Solomon
19:1-37
Sennacherib King of Assyria Threatens Jerusalem (Part 2)
19:1-37
Isaiah’s Prophecy and Jerusalem’s Deliverance
21:1-18
Manasseh of Judah
28:1-10
David Commissions Solomon
6:12-7:22
Dedication of the Temple (Part 2)
30:1-27
The Passover
9:1-15
Intermarriage with Neighboring Peoples & Ezra’s Prayer of Confession
9:1-37
The People Confess Their Sins
5:1-12
Psalm 5: Give Ear to My Words
28:1-9
Psalm 28: The LORD Is My Strength
102:1-28
Psalm 102: The Prayer of the Afflicted
130:1-8
Psalm 130: Out of the Depths
139:1-24
Psalm 139: You Have Searched Me and Known Me
140:1-13
Psalm 140: Rescue Me from Evil Men
7:15-29
The Limits of Human Wisdom
48:1-22
Deliverance Promised to Israel
66:1-6
Heaven Is My Throne
33:1-13
Promise of Future Restoration
18:1-32
The Soul Who Sins Will Die
1:1-21
Exile to Babylon
6:1-28
Under King Darius the Mede
7:44-53
The Tabernacle of the Testimony
17:16-34
In Athens
5:1-10
Our Eternal Dwelling