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1Ki 8:54 Strong Concordance And it was so, that when Solomon [08010] had made an end [03615] of praying [06419] all this prayer [08605] and supplication [08467] unto the LORD [03068], he arose [06965] from before [06440] the altar [04196] of the LORD [03068], from kneeling [03766] on his knees [01290] with his hands [03709] spread up [06566] to heaven [08064].
  King James And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
If the prayer of Solomon be, as it has all the appearance of being, a genuine document of the time, preserved in the archives to which the authors of both Kings and Chronicles had access, all theories of the late origin of Deuteronomy must be regarded as baseless. While references are not infrequent to other portions of the Pentateuch, the language of the prayer is mainly modelled upon Deuteronomy, the promises and threats contained in which are continually before the mind of the writer. (See the margin reference).
 
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24 And there came [03318] a fire [0784] out from before [06440] the LORD [03068], and consumed [0398] upon the altar [04196] the burnt offering [05930] and the fat [02459]: which when all the people [05971] saw [07200], they shouted [07442], and fell [05307] on their faces [06440].
1 Now when Solomon [08010] had made an end [03615] of praying [06419], the fire [0784] came down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consumed [0398] the burnt offering [05930] and the sacrifices [02077]; and the glory [03519] of the LORD [03068] filled [04390] the house [01004].
2 And the priests [03548] could [03201] not enter [0935] into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], because the glory [03519] of the LORD [03068] had filled [04390] the LORD'S [03068] house [01004].
3 And when all the children [01121] of Israel [03478] saw [07200] how the fire [0784] came down [03381], and the glory [03519] of the LORD [03068] upon the house [01004], they bowed [03766] themselves with their faces [0639] to the ground [0776] upon the pavement [07531], and worshipped [07812], and praised [03034] the LORD [03068], saying, For he is good [02896]; for his mercy [02617] endureth for ever [05769].
4 Then the king [04428] and all the people [05971] offered [02076] sacrifices [02077] before [06440] the LORD [03068].
16 Since the day [03117] that I brought forth [03318] my people [05971] Israel [03478] out of Egypt [04714], I chose [0977] no city [05892] out of all the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478] to build [01129] an house [01004], that my name [08034] might be therein; but I chose [0977] David [01732] to be over my people [05971] Israel [03478].
54 And it was so, that when Solomon [08010] had made an end [03615] of praying [06419] all this prayer [08605] and supplication [08467] unto the LORD [03068], he arose [06965] from before [06440] the altar [04196] of the LORD [03068], from kneeling [03766] on his knees [01290] with his hands [03709] spread up [06566] to heaven [08064].
55 And he stood [05975], and blessed [01288] all the congregation [06951] of Israel [03478] with a loud [01419] voice [06963], saying [0559],
56 Blessed [01288] be the LORD [03068], that hath given [05414] rest [04496] unto his people [05971] Israel [03478], according to all that he promised [01696]: there hath not failed [05307] one [0259] word [01697] of all his good [02896] promise [01697], which he promised [01696] by the hand [03027] of Moses [04872] his servant [05650].
57 The LORD [03068] our God [0430] be with us, as he was with our fathers [01]: let him not leave [05800] us, nor forsake [05203] us:
58 That he may incline [05186] our hearts [03824] unto him, to walk [03212] in all his ways [01870], and to keep [08104] his commandments [04687], and his statutes [02706], and his judgments [04941], which he commanded [06680] our fathers [01].
59 And let these my words [01697], wherewith I have made supplication [02603] before [06440] the LORD [03068], be nigh [07138] unto the LORD [03068] our God [0430] day [03119] and night [03915], that he maintain [06213] the cause [04941] of his servant [05650], and the cause [04941] of his people [05971] Israel [03478] at all times [03117] [03117], as the matter [01697] shall require:
60 That all the people [05971] of the earth [0776] may know [03045] that the LORD [03068] is God [0430], and that there is none else.
61 Let your heart [03824] therefore be perfect [08003] with the LORD [03068] our God [0430], to walk [03212] in his statutes [02706], and to keep [08104] his commandments [04687], as at this day [03117].