1 Chronicles 22:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ David said, “Solomon, my son, is young and inexperienced, and the house that will be built for the Lord must be tremendously magnificent, famous, and glorious throughout every land. I will therefore make preparations for it now.” So David made many preparations before he died.

⁶ He then summoned Solomon, his son, and he charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁷ David said to Solomon, “My son, I wanted to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,