2 Chronicles 6:6-8

Revised Geneva Translation

⁶ ‘But I have chosen Jerusalem, so that My Name might be there. And I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

⁷ “And it was in the heart of David, my father, to build a House to the Name of the LORD God of Israel.

⁸ “But the LORD said to David, my father, ‘Insofar as it was in your heart to build a House to My Name, you did well to be so minded.