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‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.
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Then the king turned around to the entire community of Israel standing before him and gave this blessing:
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“Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,
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‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. Nor have I chosen a king to lead my people Israel.
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But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place for my name to be honored, and I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.’”
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Then Solomon said, “My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.