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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.
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But now I've chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name; I've chosen David to rule my people Israel.'
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"My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
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However, the LORD said to my father David, 'Since you had your heart set on building a temple for my name, your intentions were good.