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1 Kings 8:17

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“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Context

14The king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel); and all the assembly of Israel stood.
15He said, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel)) out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’
17“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
18But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.
19Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
20Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel), as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

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