1 Kings 8:14-16

Living Bible

¹⁴ Then the king turned around and faced the people as they stood before him, and blessed them.

¹⁵ “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,” he said, “who has done today what he promised my father David: ¹⁶ for he said to him, ‘When I brought my people from Egypt, I didn’t appoint a place for my Temple, but I appointed a man to be my people’s leader.’