1. Then Solomon said, "The Lord said that he would live in a dark cloud;
2. but God, I have built you a lofty temple—a place where you can live forever."
3. The king turned around, and while the entire assembly of Israel was standing there, he blessed them,
4. saying:Bless the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke directly to my father David and now has kept his promise:
5. "From the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I haven’t selected a city from any Israelite tribe as a site for the building of a temple for my name. Neither have I chosen anyone as prince over my people Israel.
6. But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place for my name, and David as prince over my people Israel."
7. My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the Lord, Israel’s God.
8. But the Lord said to my father David: "It is very good that you thought to build a temple for my name. Nevertheless,
9. you yourself won’t build that temple. Instead, your very own son will build the temple for my name."