1 Kings 8:12–21

¹²Then said Solomon: Jehovah said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. ¹³I have indeed built a house of habitation for thee, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. ¹⁴And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood. ¹⁵And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, ¹⁶Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; but I have chosen David to be over my people Israel. ¹⁷And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. ¹⁸But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart; ¹⁹nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. ²⁰And Jehovah has performed his word which he spoke; and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and I have built the house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. ²¹And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.