1 Kings 8:16-18

21st Century King James Version

¹⁶ ‘Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that My name might be therein; but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’

¹⁷ And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

¹⁸ And the Lord said unto David my father, ‘Whereas it was in thine heart to build a house unto My name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.