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1 Kings 8:19 In-Context
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Then Solomon said, âMy father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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But the LORD told him, âYou wanted to build the Temple to honor my name. Your intention is good,
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but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.â
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âAnd now the LORD has fulfilled the promise he made, for I have become king in my fatherâs place, and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised. I have built this Temple to honor the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
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And I have prepared a place there for the Ark, which contains the covenant that the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of Egypt.â