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Then the king turned to face the entire congregation of Israel while the congregation of Israel remained standing. Then Solomon[a] prayed:

“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who made a commitment[b] to my father David and then personally[c] fulfilled what he had promised when he said:[d]

‘From the day I brought out my people from the land of Egypt I never chose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple where my name might reside. And I never chose any man to become Commander-in-Chief[e] over my people Israel. But I have chosen Jerusalem, where my name will reside. And I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’

“My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. The Lord told my father David:

‘Therefore, since you determined[f] to build a temple for my name, you acted well, because it was your choice[g] to do so. Nevertheless, you are not to build the Temple, but your son who will be born[h] to you is to build a temple for my name.’

10 “The Lord has brought to fulfillment[i] what he promised, and now here I stand,[j] having succeeded my father David to sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built the Temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 11 I have placed in it the ark in which the covenant that the Lord made with the Israelis is stored.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. He
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. who spoke by his mouth
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Lit. and by his hand
  4. 2 Chronicles 6:4 Cf. 1Chr 17:5ff
  5. 2 Chronicles 6:5 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and management authority
  6. 2 Chronicles 6:8 Lit. since it was in your heart
  7. 2 Chronicles 6:8 Lit. because it was in your heart
  8. 2 Chronicles 6:9 Lit. will come from your loins
  9. 2 Chronicles 6:10 Lit. has caused to stand up
  10. 2 Chronicles 6:10 MT verb is a pun on the verb brought to fulfillment