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66 On the fifteenth day after the festival started,[a] he dismissed the people. They asked God to empower the king[b] and then went to their homes, happy and content[c] because of all the good the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 8:66 tn Heb “on the eighth day” (that is, the day after the second seven-day sequence).
  2. 1 Kings 8:66 tn Heb “they blessed the king.”
  3. 1 Kings 8:66 tn Heb “good of heart.”

66 On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good(A) things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.

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