for I have not dweltin a housesincethe daythat I broughtup Israelto thisday,but I have gonefrom tentto tentand from [one] dwellingplace[to another].
So they broughtin the arkof the LORDand setit in its placeinsidethe tentwhichDavidhad pitchedfor it; and Davidofferedburntofferingsand peaceofferingsbeforethe LORD.
"For I have not dweltin a housesincethe dayI broughtup the sonsof Israelfrom Egypt,even to thisday;but I have beenmovingabout in a tent,even in a tabernacle.
Sincethe daythat I broughtMy peopleIsraelfrom Egypt,I did not choosea cityout of allthe tribesof Israel[in which] to builda housethat My namemight be there,but I choseDavidto be overMy peopleIsrael.'
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
They broughtup the arkof the LORDand the tentof meetingand allthe holyutensils,whichwere in the tent,and the priestsand the Levitesbroughtthem up.
"But whois ableto builda housefor Him, for the heavensand the highestheavenscannotcontainHim? So whoam I, that I should builda housefor Him, exceptto burn[incense] beforeHim?
"But will Godindeeddwellwith mankindon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou; howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built.
Sincethe daythat I broughtMy peoplefrom the landof Egypt,I did not choosea cityout of allthe tribesof Israel[in which] to builda housethat My namemight be there,nordid I chooseanymanfor a leaderoverMy peopleIsrael;
but I have chosenJerusalemthat My namemight be there,and I have chosenDavidto be overMy peopleIsrael.'