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;
6 but I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to dwell there, and I have selected David to be over My people Israel.’
7 “And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well because of what was in your heart;