1 Kings 8:12-21
Christian Standard Bible
12 Then Solomon said:
The Lord said that he would dwell in total darkness.(A)
13 I have indeed built an exalted temple(B) for you,
a place for your dwelling forever.(C)
14 The king turned around and blessed(D) the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing. 15 He said:
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and he has fulfilled the promise(E) by his power.
He said,
16 “Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt,(F)
I have not chosen a city to build a temple in
among any of the tribes of Israel,
so that my name(G) would be there.
But I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.”(H)
17 My father David had his heart set
on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.(I)
18 But the Lord said to my father David,
“Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name,
you have done well to have this desire.[a](J)
19 Yet you are not the one to build it;
instead, your son, your own offspring,
will build it for my name.”(K)
20 The Lord has fulfilled what he promised.
I have taken the place of my father David,(L)
and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised.(M)
I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
21 I have provided a place there for the ark,
where the Lord’s covenant is
that he made with our ancestors
when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.(N)
Footnotes
- 8:18 Lit well because it was with your heart
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