2 Chronicles 6:8

8 But the LORD said to my father David: "It is very good that you thought to build a temple for my name. Nevertheless,

2 Chronicles 6:8 In-Context

6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name, and David as prince over my people Israel."
7 My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD, Israel's God.
8 But the LORD said to my father David: "It is very good that you thought to build a temple for my name. Nevertheless,
9 you yourself won't build that temple. Instead, your very own son will build the temple for my name."
10 The LORD has kept his promise—I have succeeded my father David on Israel's throne, just as the LORD said, and I have built the temple for the name of the LORD, Israel's God.
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