1 Kings 8:16-18

New International Version - UK

¹⁶ “Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, but I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.”

¹⁷ ‘My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ¹⁸ But the Lord said to my father David, “You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.