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Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
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"I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."
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Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
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He said, "Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hands, saying,
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'Since the day that I brought My people from the land of Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man for a leader over My people Israel;