2 Chronicles 6:3-5

Darby Translation

³ And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel; and the whole congregation of Israel stood.

⁴ And he said: Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

⁵ Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel: