1 Kings 8:16 CPDV

¹⁴  And the king turned his face, and he blessed the entire assembly of Israel. For the entire assembly of Israel was standing.

¹⁵  And Solomon said: 'Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to my father David, and who, with his own hands, has perfected it, saying:

¹⁶  'From the day when I led my people Israel away from Egypt, I did not choose any city out of all the tribes of Israel, so that a house would be built, and so that my name might be there. Instead, I chose David to be over my people Israel.'

¹⁷  And my father David wanted to build a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

¹⁸  But the Lord said to my father David: 'Since you have planned in your heart to build a house to my name, you have done well by considering this plan in your mind.