2 Chronicles 6:1-11

Christian Standard Bible

The Lord said he would dwell in total darkness,^(B)
2 but I have built an exalted temple for you,
a place for your dwelling forever.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and he has fulfilled the promise
by his power.
He said,
⁵ “Since the day I brought my people Israel
out of the land of Egypt,^(C)
I have not chosen a city to build a temple in
among any of the tribes of Israel,
so that my name would be there,
and I have not chosen a man
to be ruler over my people Israel.
⁶ But I have chosen Jerusalem
so that my name will be there,^(D)
and I have chosen David
to be over my people Israel.”^(E)
7 My father David had his heart set
on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.^(F)
8 However, the Lord said to my father David,
“Since it was your desire to build a temple for my name,
you have done well to have this desire.
⁹ Yet, you are not the one to build the temple,
but your son, your own offspring,
will build the temple for my name.”
¹⁰ So the Lord has fulfilled what he promised.
I have taken the place of my father David
and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised.
I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
¹¹ I have put the ark there,
where the Lord’s covenant is
that he made with the Israelites.^(G)