2 Chronicles 6:6-8

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁶ But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place where my Name will be, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”

⁷ It was on my father David’s heart to build a house for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁸ However, the Lord said to my father David, “That it was on your heart to build a house for my Name was a good thing to have on your heart,