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2 Chronicles 7:11

Solomon

9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.

12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

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BSB
When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,
KJV
Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king’s house: and all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
WEB
Thus Solomon finished the LORD’s house and the king’s house; and he successfully completed all that came into Solomon’s heart to make in the LORD’s house and in his own house.
ASV
Thus Solomon finished the house of Jehovah, and the king`s house: and all that came into Solomon`s heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
DARBY
And Solomon completed the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he did prosperously.
BLB
And Solomon finished the house of YHWH and the house of the king. And all that came into the heart of Solomon to do in the house of YHWH and in his own house, he accomplished.
ÅB
Salomo var nå ferdig med å bygge Herrens hus og kongens hus; og alt det han hadde hatt i sinne å gjøre i Herrens hus og i sitt eget hus, hadde han lykkelig utført.
OTB
Så fullførte Salomo Herrens hus og kongens palass, og han fullførte med hell alt det han hadde planlagt å gjøre i Herrens hus og i sitt palass.
B1930
Salomo var nu ferdig med å bygge Herrens hus og kongens hus; og alt det han hadde hatt i sinne å gjøre i Herrens hus og i sitt eget hus, hadde han lykkelig utført.

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