1 Kings 8:12

8The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen outside. They are there to this day.

9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

10It came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the LORD’s house,

11so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.

12Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

13I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.”

14The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.

15He said, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

16‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house, that my name might be there; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’