1 Kings 8:15-17

Living Bible

¹⁵ “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,” he said, “who has done today what he promised my father David: ¹⁶ for he said to him, ‘When I brought my people from Egypt, I didn’t appoint a place for my Temple, but I appointed a man to be my people’s leader.’ ¹⁷ This man was my father David. He wanted to build a Temple for the Lord God of Israel,