"For nowI have chosenand consecratedthishousethat My namemay be thereforever,and My eyesand My heartwill be thereperpetually.
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.'
"When the heavensare shutup and there is norain,becausethey have sinnedagainst You, and they praytowardthisplaceand confessYour nameand turnfrom their sinwhenYou afflictthem,
"WhenYour peoplegoout to battleagainsttheir enemy,by whateverwayYou shall sendthem, and they prayto the LORDtowardthe citywhichYou have chosenand the housewhichI have builtfor Your name,
if they returnto You with alltheir heartand with alltheir soulin the landof their enemieswhohave takenthem captive,and prayto You towardtheir landwhichYou have givento their fathers,the citywhichYou have chosen,and the housewhichI have builtfor Your name;
The LORDsaidto him, "I have heardyour prayerand your supplication,whichyou have madebeforeMe; I have consecratedthishousewhichyou have builtby puttingMy namethereforever,and My eyesand My heartwill be thereperpetually.
He builtaltarsin the houseof the LORD,of whichthe LORDhad said,"In JerusalemI will putMy name."
"Nowdo not stiffenyour necklike your fathers,but yieldto the LORDand enterHis sanctuarywhichHe has consecratedforever,and servethe LORDyour God,that His burningangermay turnawayfrom you.
that Your eyemay be opentowardthishousedayand night,towardthe placeof whichYou have saidthat [You would] putYour namethere,to listento the prayerwhichYour servantshall praytowardthisplace.
Then the LORDappearedto Solomonat nightand saidto him, "I have heardyour prayerand have chosenthisplacefor Myself as a houseof sacrifice.
"NowMy eyeswill be openand My earsattentiveto the prayer[offered] in thisplace.
"As for you, ifyou walkbeforeMe as your fatherDavidwalked,even to doaccording to allthat I have commandedyou, and will keepMy statutesand My ordinances,
For the LORDhas chosenZion;He has desiredit for His habitation.
"Thisis My restingplaceforever;HereI will dwell,for I have desiredit.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"The LORDrebukeyou, Satan!Indeed, the LORDwho has chosenJerusalemrebukeyou! Is thisnot a brandpluckedfrom the fire?"
and behold,a voiceout of the heavenssaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,in whomI am well-pleased."
"Ifthe placewhichthe LORDyour Godchoosesto putHis nameis too farfrom you, then you may slaughterof your herdand flockwhichthe LORDhas givenyou, as I have commandedyou; and you may eatwithin your gateswhateveryou desire.
and you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Levitewhois in your town,and the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your midst,in the placewherethe LORDyour Godchoosesto establishHis name.
For in Him allthe fullnessof Deitydwellsin bodily form,
