1. Then David said, "This is where the Lord God’s temple will be, along with Israel’s altar for entirely burned offerings."
2. David gave orders to gather the immigrants living in the land of Israel, and he appointed masons who would cut stones for building God’s temple.
3. David also provided a huge amount of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the braces, so much bronze that it couldn’t be weighed,
4. and innumerable cedar logs from the Sidonians and the Tyrians, who gave them to David.
5. David thought, My son Solomon is too inexperienced to build the Lord’s temple. It must be great beyond compare in order to win fame and glory throughout all lands, so I myself will prepare things for him. So David made extensive preparations before his death.