2 Chronicles 6:4-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

May the Lord God of Israel be praised!
He spoke directly to my father David,
and He has fulfilled the promise
by His power.
He said,
⁵ “Since the day I brought My people Israel
out of the land of Egypt,^(A)
I have not chosen a city to build a temple in
among any of the tribes of Israel,
so that My name would be there,
and I have not chosen a man
to be ruler over My people Israel.
⁶ But I have chosen Jerusalem
so that My name will be there,^(B)
and I have chosen David
to be over My people Israel.”^(C)