<p class="bodytext">God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding<n id="1" /> was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

People from all nations came to hear Solomon&#8217;s display of wisdom;<n id="1" /> they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom.p>

So the <sc>Lordsc> gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. And Hiram and Solomon were at peace and made a treaty.<n id="1" />p>

besides 3,300<n id="1" /> officials who supervised the workers.<n id="2" />

The temple King Solomon built for the <sc>Lordsc> was 90 feet<n id="1" /> long, 30 feet<n id="2" /> wide, and 45 feet<n id="3" /> high.

He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary.<n id="1" />p>

The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

He also made a throne room, called &#8220;The Hall of Judgment,&#8221; where he made judicial decisions.<n id="1" /> It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.<n id="2" />

The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.<n id="1" />

On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.<n id="1" />

On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.<n id="1" />

The priests and Levites carried the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>, the tent of meeting,<n id="1" /> and all the holy items in the tent.<n id="2" />

He said, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled<n id="1" /> what he promised<n id="2" /> my father David.

The <sc>Lordsc> told my father David, &#8216;It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;God does not really live on the earth!<n id="1" /> Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

But respond favorably to<n id="1" /> your servant&#8217;s prayer and his request for help, O <sc>Lordsc> my God. Answer<n id="2" /> the desperate prayer<n id="3" /> your servant is presenting to you<n id="4" /> today.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;The time will come when<n id="1" /> your people Israel are defeated by an enemy<n id="2" /> because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you,<n id="3" /> and pray for your help<n id="4" /> in this temple,

then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation.<n id="1" />