Now I am building a temple for the name of the Lord my God in order to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him,(A) for displaying the rows of the Bread of the Presence continuously,(B) and for sacrificing burnt offerings for the morning and the evening,(C) the Sabbaths(D) and the New Moons, and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God. This is ordained for Israel permanently. The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.(E) But who is able to build a temple for him, since even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain him?(F) Who am I then that I should build a temple for him except as a place to burn incense before him?

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