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Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
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And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
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And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled [that] which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
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Since the day that I brought forth my people from the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: