57 The Lord our God was with our ancestors to help them, and I pray that he will be with us and never abandon us.
58 May the Lord help us obey him and follow all the laws and teachings he gave our ancestors.
59 I pray that the Lord our God will remember my prayer day and night. May he help everyone in Israel each day, in whatever way we need it.
60 Then every nation will know that the Lord is the only true God.
61 Obey the Lord our God and follow his commands with all your heart, just as you are doing today.
62-63 Solomon and the people dedicated the temple to the Lord by offering twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep as sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing.
64 On that day, Solomon dedicated the courtyard in front of the temple and made it acceptable for worship. He offered the sacrifices there because the bronze altar in front of the temple was too small.