1 Kings 8:11-21 (New International Version)
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And the priests could not perform their service1 because of the cloud, for the glory2 of the LORD filled his temple.
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Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud;3
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I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell4 forever."
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While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed5 them.
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Then he said: "Praise be to the LORD,6 the God of Israel, who with his own hand has fulfilled what he promised with his own mouth to my father David. For he said,
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'Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,7 I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built for my Name8 to be there, but I have chosen9 David10 to rule my people Israel.'
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"My father David had it in his heart11 to build a temple12 for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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But the LORD said to my father David, 'Because it was in your heart to build a temple for my Name, you did well to have this in your heart.
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Nevertheless, you13 are not the one to build the temple, but your son, who is your own flesh and blood--he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.'14
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"The LORD has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded15 David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised, and I have built16 the temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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I have provided a place there for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD that he made with our fathers when he brought them out of Egypt."
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