9. There was nothing in the ark except for the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
10. And when the priests came out of the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord,
11. so that the priests could not continue to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
12. Then Solomon spoke, saying, “The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness.
13. I have surely built You a house to dwell in, a settled place for You to abide in forever.”
14. Then the king turned around and blessed all the congregation of Israel (and all the congregation of Israel stood),
15. and he said,“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has with His hand fulfilled His word, saying,
16. ‘Since the day that I brought forth My people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city from any tribe of Israel to build a house where My name might be praised, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’