4. And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth with David my father, and with his hands he has fulfilled it, saying,
5. ‘From the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt I did not choose a city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in order for my name to be there. Nor did I choose a man to be leader over my people Israel.
6. But I have chosen my name to be there in Jerusalem, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
7. Now, it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
8. But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart,
9. but you yourself will not build the house, but your son who will proceed from your loins; he himself will build the house for my name.’
10. Now Yahweh has fulfilled his word that he spoke. I have risen in the place of David my father and am seated on the throne of Israel as Yahweh has spoken. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
11. And I have there the ark in which is the covenant of Yahweh that he made with the Israelites.”
12. Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.
13. (For Solomon had made a platform of bronze five cubits long and five cubits wide and three cubits high, and placed it in the midst of the outer court.) And he stood upon it, then knelt down on his knees before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands to heaven.
14. And he said, “O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is none like you, a God in the heavens and on the earth, keeping the covenant and loyal love with your servants who walk before you with all their heart,
15. that you have kept for your servant David my father what you spoke to him. You spoke with your mouth, and by your hand you have fulfilled it on this day.