Which spake with his mouth unto David, &c. He acknowledges the grace and goodness of God in making the promise, and his truth and faithfulness in fulfilling it. I chose no city Until David's time; for then he did choose Jerusalem. That my name might be therein Not only, which should be called by my name, namely, the house of Jehovah: but that my presence, and grace, and worship, and glory, might be there. But I chose David And in and with him the tribe of Judah, to which he belonged, and Jerusalem, where he dwelt.
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1 Kings 8:15-16
15 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.