2 Chronicles 6:3-5

Lexham English Bible

³ Then the king turned around^[a] and blessed all the assembly of Israel, and all the assembly of Israel were standing. ⁴ And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth with David my father, and with his hands he has fulfilled it, saying, ⁵ ‘From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt I did not choose a city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in order for my name to be there. Nor did I choose a man to be leader over my people Israel.