²³ Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,^(A) groan^(B) inwardly as we wait eagerly^(C) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.^(D)

⁸ Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?

⁵ All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not.

⁷ David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart^(A) to build^(B) a house for the Name^(C) of the Lord my God.

² King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart^(A) to build a house as a place of rest^(B) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool^(C) of our God, and I made plans to build it.^(D)

²⁸ and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.

²⁵ For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames

¹⁵ and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases.