²⁷ For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

⁷ And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

⁸ Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

⁵ Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.