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Builder Solomon KNEELING on BOTH knees atop modest square bronze platform raised roughlywaisthigh in court, open hands towardheaven, fullbodyvisible both knees weightonplatform, crowdstandingbelow. Templebackgroundcanonical. Bronzeplatform distinctfrommuchlargeraltar, no throne.
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2 Chronicles 6:13

The King Kneels on Bronze

Solomon’s Prayer for the House · 2 Chronicles 6

Story guide: Solomon kneels on his bronze platform and raises his hands before the assembly.

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13For Solomon had made a bronze platform and set it in the midst of the court; it was five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He stood on it, then knelt on his knees before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

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