⁶ Then he called for his son Solomon and charged him to build^(A) a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁷ David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart^(B) to build^(C) a house for the Name^(D) of the Lord my God. ⁸ But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars.^(E) You are not to build a house for my Name,^(F) because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. ⁹ But you will have a son who will be a man of peace^(G) and rest,^(H) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,^[a](I) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet^(J) during his reign. ¹⁰ He is the one who will build a house for my Name.^(K) He will be my son,^(L) and I will be his father. And I will establish^(M) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’^(N)

⁵ Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many^(A)—he has chosen my son Solomon^(B) to sit on the throne^(C) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶ He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build^(D) my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son,^(E) and I will be his father. ⁷ I will establish his kingdom forever if he is unswerving in carrying out my commands and laws,^(F) as is being done at this time.’

Gifts for Building the Temple

29 Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced.^(A) The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.