1 As soon as Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the entirely burned offering and the sacrifices, while the Lord’s glory filled the temple.
2 The priests were unable to enter the Lord’s temple because the Lord’s glory had filled the Lord’s temple.
3 All the Israelites were watching when the fire fell. As the Lord’s glory filled the temple, they knelt down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, worshipping and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, "Yes, God is good! Yes, God’s faithful love lasts forever!"
4 Then the king and all the people sacrificed to the Lord.
5 King Solomon sacrificed twenty-two thousand oxen and one hundred twenty thousand sheep when the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.