2 Chronicles 6:2

2 Chronicles 6:1-11

¹Then Solomon said, “YHWH has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud. ²And I have built you an exalted house, a place for you to live in forever.” ³The king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. ⁴He said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and with his hands has fulfilled it, saying, ⁵‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there, and I have not chosen a man to be leader over my people Israel; ⁶but I chose Jerusalem for my name to be there, and I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ ⁷It was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. ⁸But YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. ⁹Only you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’ ¹⁰YHWH has confirmed his word that he spoke; I have risen in place of David my father and sat on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I have built the house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. ¹¹There I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of YHWH that he made with the sons of Israel.”

1 Kings 8:12-21

¹²Then Solomon said, “YHWH has said that he would dwell in the thick cloud. ¹³I have surely built an exalted house for you, a place for you to live in forever.” ¹⁴And the king turned his face and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. ¹⁵And he said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and with his hand has fulfilled it, saying, ¹⁶‘From the day that I brought out my people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my name to be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ ¹⁷And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. ¹⁸But YHWH said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. ¹⁹Only, you shall not build the house, but your son who comes out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.’ ²⁰And YHWH has confirmed his word that he spoke; and I have risen in place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as YHWH spoke, and I have built the house for the name of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel. ²¹And I have set there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of YHWH that he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”