2 Chronicles 7:16
7:16 Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home;
I will be constantly present there.
Deuteronomy 12:5
12:5 But you must seek only the place he
chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence,
and you must go there.
Deuteronomy 12:11
12:11 Then you must come to the place the
Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing
everything I am commanding you – your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared,
and all your choice votive offerings which you devote to him.
Psalms 78:68-69
78:68 He chose the tribe of Judah,
and Mount Zion, which he loves.
78:69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above;
as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
Psalms 132:13-14
132:13 Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion;
he decided to make it his home.
132:14 He said, “This will be my resting place forever;
I will live here, for I have chosen it.