1 Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that He would dwell in the dark cloud.
2 But I have built for You an exalted house, even a habitation where You can continually dwell.”
3 Then the king turned his face around, and he blessed the entire assembly of Israel while all the assembly of Israel was standing before him.
4 And he said:“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who spoke with David my father and fulfilled His promise saying,
5 ‘Since the day that I brought out My people from the land of Egypt, I did not choose any city from among the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name to dwell there, nor did I select a man to be the leader over My people Israel;