2 Chronicles 6:5-6

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5 H3117 Since the day H3318 [H8689] that I brought forth H5971 my people H776 from the land H4714 of Egypt H977 [H8804] I chose H5892 no city H7626 among all the tribes H3478 of Israel H1129 [H8800] to build H1004 an house H8034 in, that my name H977 [H8804] might be there; neither chose H376 I any man H5057 to be a ruler H5971 over my people H3478 Israel:

6 H977 [H8799] But I have chosen H3389 Jerusalem H8034 , that my name H977 [H8799] might be there; and have chosen H1732 David H5971 to be over my people H3478 Israel.

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Since the day.
2 Samuel 7:6; 2 Samuel 7:7; 1 Kings 8:16
my name.
Exodus 20:24; Exodus 23:21; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 12:11; Daniel 9:19
neither chose.The judges and Saul were chosen by God, for a season, to be rulers of Israel; but not to establish a permanent and hereditary authority over that people, as was the case with David. This clause is wanting in the parallel passage of Kings; but it helps to clear the sense.
1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Samuel 7:15; 2 Samuel 7:16