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1 Kings 08 Translation Questions
Q? Why did Solomon assemble the leaders of Israel before himself?
A. Solomon assembled the leaders of Israel to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David. [8:1]
Q? Who assembled before King Solomon at the feast?
A. All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the feast. [8:2]
Q? Who took up the ark?
A. The priests took up the ark. [8:3]
Q? What was sacrificed before the ark?
A. King Solomon sacrificed sheep and oxen that could not be counted before the ark . [8:5]
Q? To where did the priests bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh?
A. The priests brought the ark of the covenant of Yahweh into the most holy place. [8:6]
Q? What filled the house of Yahweh?
A. The glory of Yahweh filled his house. [8:11]
Q? What did the king do for the assembly of Israel?
A. The king blessed all of the assembly of Israel while they were standing. [8:14]
Q? What had Yahweh told David?
A. Yahweh told David that his son would build the house for his name. [8:19]
Q? What did Solomon do before the altar of Yahweh?
A. Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh and spread out his hands. [8:22]
Q? What did Solomon pray and ask of Yahweh?
A. Solomon prayed that the promise Yahweh made to David would come true. [8:26]
Q? What did Solomon pray for Yahweh to do?
A. Solomon prayed that Yahweh would have his eyes on the temple both day and night. [8:29]
Q? Where would Yahweh listen from when Israel prayed to him?
A. Yahweh would listen from the heavens, the place where he lived. [8:30]
Q? What did Solomon ask Yahweh to do for the righteous person?
A. Solomon asked that the righteous would be declared innocent and rewarded according to his righteousness. [8:32]
Q? When would Israel be defeated by an enemy?
A. Israel would be defeated by an enemy when they sinned against Yahweh. [8:33]
Q? Why would the skies be shut and no rain fall?
A. The skies would be shut and rain not fall because the people sinned against Yahweh. [8:35]
Q? Why did Solomon ask Yahweh to listen from heaven and forgive the sins of the people?
A. Solomon asked Yahweh to forgive the people so they would fear Him all of the days they lived on the land. [8:40]
Q? Why would a foreigner come from a distant country?
A. A foreigner would come from a distant country because of Yahweh's name. [8:41]
Q? Why did Solomon ask Yahweh to do whatever the foreigner asks him to do?
A. Solomon asked Yahweh to do whatever the foreigner asks him to do so that all people groups would know his name and fear him. [8:43]
Q? Why would an enemy carry Israel away captive to their land?
A. An enemy would carry Israel away captive because Yahweh was angry with Israel and handed them over to their enemy. [8:46]
Q? What would the Israelites say in the land of their enemy?
A. The Israelites would say, "We have acted wickedly and sinned. We have behaved wickedly." [8:47]
Q? What would the Israelites do in the land of their enemy?
A. The Israelites would return to Yahweh with all their heart and all their soul and pray toward Him. [8:48]
Q? What did Solomon ask Yahweh to do when his people prayed to Him?
A. Solomon asked Yahweh to forgive his people and to have compassion on them. [8:50]
Q? From where did Yahweh rescue his people?
A. Yahweh rescued his people from out of Egypt as out of a furnace. [8:51]
Q? What did Solomon ask Yahweh to do when his people cried to him?
A. Solomon asked Yahweh to open His eyes to their requests and to listen to them. [8:52]
Q? Why did Yahweh separate his people from among all the peoples of the earth?
A. Yahweh separated his people from among all the peoples of the earth to belong to him and to receive his promises. [8:53]
Q? What did Solomon do after he finished all his prayer and request to Yahweh?
A. After he finished his prayer, Solomon stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel in a loud voice. [8:55]
Q? What did Solomon want all peoples of the earth to know?
A. Solomon wanted all the peoples of the earth to know that Yahweh is God and there is no other God. [8:60]
Q? What did Solomon tell Yahweh's people to do?
A. Solomon told them to keep their heart true to Yahweh and to walk in his statutes and commandments. [8:61]
Q? Who offered sacrifices to Yahweh?
A. The king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to Yahweh. [8:62]
Q? How many oxen and sheep did Solomon sacrifice?
A. Solomon sacrificed 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep to Yahweh. [8:63]
Q? Why did the king consecrate the courtyard that was in front of the temple of Yahweh?
A. The king consecrated the courtyard because the bronze altar before Yahweh was too small for all of the offerings. [8:64]
Q? When did the king send the people away back to their homes?
A. On the eighth day, the king sent the people back to their homes. [8:66]