2 Chronicles 6:4-6

Evangelical Heritage Version

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel.

What he said with his mouth to my father David,

he has fulfilled with his hands.

⁵ The Lord said, “From the day I brought my people out from the land of Egypt, I did not choose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a house for my Name to be there. I did not choose a man to be ruler over my people Israel. ⁶ But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where my Name will be, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”