2 Chronicles 6:5-7

Christian Standard Bible

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)
7 My father David had his heart set
on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.^(D)