2 Chronicles 6:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly of Israelites as they stood before him. ⁴ He said: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with his hand what he promised with his mouth to my father David, when he said: ⁵ ‘From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any of the tribes of Israel in which to have a temple built to honor my name, nor did I choose any man to be the ruler over my people Israel.