UntilI finda placefor the LORD,A dwellingplacefor the MightyOneof Jacob."
So they broughtin the arkof the LORDand setit in its placeinsidethe tentwhichDavidhad pitchedfor it; and Davidofferedburntofferingsand peaceofferingsbeforethe LORD.
Now it cameabout whenthe kinglivedin his house,and the LORDhad givenhim reston everysidefrom allhis enemies,
"Now it was in the heartof my fatherDavidto builda housefor the nameof the LORD,the Godof Israel.
"But will Godindeeddwellon the earth?Behold,heavenand the highestheavencannotcontainYou, howmuchlessthishousewhichI have built!
and saidto them, "You are the headsof the fathers'[households] of the Levites;consecrateyourselves both you and your relatives,that you may bringup the arkof the LORDGodof Israelto [the place] that I have preparedfor it.
And DavidassembledallIsraelat Jerusalemto bringup the arkof the LORDto its placewhichhe had preparedfor it.
Davidsaidto Solomon,"My son,I had intendedto builda houseto the nameof the LORDmy God.
Then KingDavidroseto his feetand said,"Listento me, my brethrenand my people;I [had] intendedto builda permanenthomefor the arkof the covenantof the LORDand for the footstoolof our God.So I had madepreparationsto build[it].
"But whois ableto builda housefor Him, for the heavensand the highestheavenscannotcontainHim? So whoam I, that I should builda housefor Him, exceptto burn[incense] beforeHim?
Thussaysthe LORD,"Heavenis My throneand the earthis My footstool.Wherethenis a houseyou could buildfor Me? And whereis a placethat I may rest?
in whomyou alsoare being built togetherinto a dwellingof Godin the Spirit.
