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Then Solomon said, "The LORD said he would live in a dark cloud.
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But I have built you a high temple, a home for you to live in permanently."
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Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly from Israel while they were standing.
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"Thanks be to the LORD God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said,
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'Ever since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I didn't choose any city from the tribes of Israel as a place to build a temple for my name. And I didn't choose any man to be prince over my people Israel.