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Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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I, therefore, 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 was standing.
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And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hand 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 out of 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 did I choose any man to be a prince over my people Israel.