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Then Solomon said,
God said he would dwell in a cloud,
But I've built a temple most splendid, A place for you to live in forever.
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The king then turned to face the congregation that had come together and blessed them:
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"Blessed be God, the God of Israel, who spoke personally to my father David. Now he has done what he promised when he said, 'From the day I brought my people Israel up from Egypt, I haven't set apart one city among the tribes of Israel in which to build a temple to honor my Name, or chosen one person to be the leader. But now I have chosen both a city and a person: Jerusalem for honoring my Name and David to lead my people Israel.'
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"My father David very much wanted to build a temple honoring the Name of God, the God of Israel, but God told him, 'It was good that you wanted to build a temple in my honor - most commendable! But you are not the one to do it. Your son, who will carry on your dynasty, will build it for my Name.'
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"And now you see the promise completed. God has done what he said he would do; I have succeeded David my father and now rule Israel; and I have built a temple to honor God, the God of Israel, and have secured a place for the Chest that holds the Covenant of God, the covenant he made with the people of Israel."