2 Chronicles 6:1-11 - Solomon Blesses The People

¹ Then Solomon proclaimed: Jehovah said he would live in a dark cloud. ² But I have built you a high Temple. It is a home for you to live in permanently.

³ Then the king turned around and blessed the entire assembly from Israel while they were standing. ⁴ Thanks be to Jehovah God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David. With his hand he carried it out. He said: ⁵ Since I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I did not choose any city from the tribes of Israel as a place to build a Temple for my name. And I did not choose any man to be prince over my people Israel. ⁶ Now I have chosen Jerusalem to be a place for my name. I have chosen David to rule my people Israel. ⁷ My father David had his heart set on building a Temple for the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. ⁸ However, Jehovah said to my father David: Since you had your heart set on building a Temple for my name, your intentions were good. ⁹ You must not build the Temple. Instead, your own son will build the Temple for my name. ¹⁰ Jehovah has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David's place. I sit on the throne of Israel as Jehovah promised. I have built the Temple for the name of Jehovah God of Israel. ¹¹ I put the Ark that contains Jehovah's promise to Israel there.