2 Chronicles 6:3-5

Jubilee Bible 2000

³ And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel, and all the congregation of Israel was standing.

⁴ And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hand fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,

⁵ Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither did I choose any man to be a prince over my people Israel.