(A)but I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, (B)and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’ (C)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas (D)it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.

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