1. Then David said, “This is the place where the House of Adonai Elohim will be, along with the altar for burnt sacrifices for Israel.”
2. David gave orders to assemble the foreigners in the land of Israel, and assigned them to be masons to quarry stones to build the House of God.
3. David supplied an abundance of iron for nails for the doors of the gates and for the joints, so much bronze that it could not be weighed,
4. and cedar logs without number, for the Zidonians and the Tyrians brought an abundance of cedar logs to David.
5. David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced and the House that is to be built for Adonai must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all the nations. Therefore I will make preparation for it.” So David made extensive preparations before his death.
6. Then He called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a House for Adonai, the God of Israel.
7. David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a House for the name of Adonai my God.
8. But the word of Adonai came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and fought many battles. You will not build a House for My Name because you have shed much blood before Me on the earth.
9. Behold, a son will be born to you who will be a man at rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon and I will confer shalom and quietness on Israel in his days.
10. He will build a House for My name; he will be My son and I will be His Father. I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’