1 Kings 8:21

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19 Nevertheless ^ayou shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have¹ filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, ^aas the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is ^athe covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

22 Then Solomon stood before ^athe altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and ^bspread out his hands toward heaven;

23 and he said: “Lord God of Israel, ^athere is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You, ^bwho keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants who ^cwalk before You with all their hearts.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Wherein is the covenant of the Lord - As it is said, I Kings 8:9, that there was nothing in the ark but the two tables of stone, consequently these are called the Covenant, i.e., a sign of the covenant; as our Lord calls the cup the new covenant in his blood, that is, the sign of the new covenant: for This is my body implies, This is the sign or emblem of my body.

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