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16 Now, Lord, God of Israel, keep the other promises you made to your servant David, my father. You said, ‘David, if your sons carefully obey me as you did, you will always have someone from your family ruling the people of Israel.’ 17 Again, Lord, God of Israel, I ask you to keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David.

18 “But, God, will you really live here with us on the earth? The whole sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you. Certainly this house that I built cannot contain you either.

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16 “Now, Lord, the God of Israel, keep for your servant David my father the promises you made to him when you said, ‘You shall never fail(A) to have a successor to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful in all they do to walk before me according to my law,(B) as you have done.’ 17 And now, Lord, the God of Israel, let your word that you promised your servant David come true.

18 “But will God really dwell(C) on earth with humans? The heavens,(D) even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!

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