14 Solomon turned toward the people standing there. Then he blessed them 15,16 2 S 7.4-11;1 Ch 17.3-10.and said:
Praise the LordGod of Israel! Long ago he brought his people out of Egypt. He did not choose a city from any tribe in Israel where his temple would be built, but he kept his promise to make my father Davidthe king of Israel.
17 2 S 7.1-3;1 Ch 17.1,2.So when Davidwanted to build a temple for the LordGod of Israel, 18 the Lordsaid, "It’s good that you want to build a temple where I can be worshiped. 19 2 S 7.12,13;1 Ch 17.11,12.But you’re not the one to do it. Your son will build a temple to honor me."
20 The Lordhas done what he promised. I am the king of Israel like my father, and I’ve built a temple for the Lordour God. 21 I’ve also made a place in the temple for the sacred chest. And in that chest are the two flat stones on which is written the solemn agreement the Lordmade with our ancestors when he led them out of Egypt.
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).