11. so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
12. Then Solomon said, "The Lord has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
13. "I have surely built You a lofty house, A place for Your dwelling forever."
14. Then the king faced about and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
15. He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,
16. 'Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which 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 my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.