1 So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord and his royal palace. Solomon finished building everything he wanted to build.
2 Then the Lord appeared to him again. This was just as he had done before, in Gibeon.
3 The Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer. I have heard what you asked me to do. You built this Temple. And I have made it a holy place. So I will be worshiped there forever. I will watch over it and protect it always.
4 “But you must serve me as your father David did. He was fair and sincere. You must obey my laws and do everything I command.