45. Our fathers received it in turn and brought it in with Joshua when they took possession of the land of the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it remained until the days of David,
46. who found favor in God’s sight. He asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47. But Solomon built a house for Him.
48. However, Elyon does not dwell in man-made houses. As the prophet says,
49. ‘Heaven is My throne, and the earth is the footstool of My feet. What kind of house will you build for Me, says Adonai, or what is the place of My rest?
50. Did not My Hand make all these things?’
51. “O you stiff-necked people! You uncircumcised of heart and ears! You always resist the Ruach ha-Kodesh; just as your fathers did, you do as well.
52. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed the ones who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. Now you have become His betrayers and murderers—
53. you who received the Torah by direction of angels and did not keep it!”
54. When they heard these things, they became enraged and began gnashing their teeth at him.