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Then said Solomon, The Lord said that he would dwell in thick darkness.
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But I have built a house to thy name, holy to thee, and prepared to dwell in for ever.
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And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood by.
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And he said, Blessed the Lord God of Israel: he has even fulfilled with his hands as he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
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From the day when I brought up my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel, to build a house that my name should be there; neither did I choose a man to be a leader over my people Israel.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.