2 Chronicles 6:4-14

4 as he said, "Blessed be ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, who spoke to my father David with his mouth and fulfilled his promise with his hand. He said,
5 'Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I chose no city from any of the tribes of Isra'el to build a house, so that my name might be there; nor did I choose anyone to be the leader of my people Isra'el.
6 But now I have chosen Yerushalayim, so that my name can be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Isra'el.'
7 It was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of ADONAI the God of Isra'el;
8 but ADONAI said to David my father, 'Although it was in your heart to build a house for my name, and you did well that it was in your heart,
9 nevertheless you will not build the house. Rather, you will father a son, and it will be he who will build the house for my name.'
10 Now ADONAI has fulfilled this spoken word of his; for I have succeeded my father and sit on the throne of Isra'el, as ADONAI promised; and I have built the house for the name of ADONAI the God of Isra'el.
11 And there I have placed the ark containing the covenant of ADONAI, which he made with the people of Isra'el."
12 Then he stood before the altar of ADONAI in the presence of the whole community of Isra'el, spread out his hands -
13 for Shlomo had made a bronze platform eight-and-three quarters feet long, eight-and-three-quarters feet wide and five-and-a-quarter feet high and had set it up in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, then got down on his knees before the whole community, spread out his hands toward heaven,
14 and said, "ADONAI, God of Isra'el, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth. You keep covenant with your servants and show them grace, provided they live in your presence with all their heart.
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