2 Chronicles 6:5-11 From the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city out of any of the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name to be there, and I have not chosen a man to be leader over My people Israel.

LITV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ From the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city out of any of the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name to be there, and I have not chosen a man to be leader over My people Israel. ⁶ But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel. ⁷ And it was in the heart of my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. ⁸ And Jehovah said to my father David, Because it has been in your heart to build a house for My name, you have done well that it has been in your heart, ⁹ but you shall not build the house, for your son who comes forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for My name. ¹⁰ And Jehovah has lifted up His word that He spoke, for I have risen up in the place of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah spoke. And I have built the house for the name of Jehovah the God of Israel. ¹¹ And I have placed the ark there, where the covenant of Jehovah is, that He made with the sons of Israel.