Solomon’s Temple-Dedication Poem
1 Kings 8:12–13
Biblical Period
12[T]hen Solomon declared:
“The Lord has chosen
To abide in a thick cloud:
13I have now built for You
A stately House,
A place where You
May dwell forever.”
Credits
Reprinted from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.
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