18. But the Lord said unto David, my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
19. nevertheless, thou shalt not build the house, but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house unto my name.
20. And the Lord has established his word that he spoke, and I have risen up in the place of David, my father, and sit on the throne of Israel as the Lord had said and have built a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
21. And I have set there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
22. And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and extending his hands toward heaven,
23. he said, Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in the heavens above or on earth beneath, who keeps the covenant and mercy with thy slaves that walk before thee with all their heart,
24. who hast kept unto thy slave David, my father, what thou didst declare unto him; thou didst say it with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thy hand, as we see this day.
25. Therefore, now, Lord God of Israel, fulfill unto thy slave David, my father, what thou didst promise him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if thy sons keep their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
26. And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be made firm, which thou didst speak unto thy slave David, my father.
27. But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heavens, the heavens of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have built?