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Then he said: “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For he said,
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‘Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.
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But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
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“My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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But the LORD said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.