1 Kings 5:3-5

New International Reader's Version

³ “As you know, my father David had to fight many battles. His enemies attacked him from every side. So he couldn’t build a temple where the Lord his God would put his Name. That wouldn’t be possible until the Lord had put his enemies under his control. ⁴ But now the Lord my God has given me peace and rest on every side. We don’t have any enemies. And we don’t have any other major problems either. ⁵ So I’m planning to build a temple. I want to build it for the Name of the Lord my God. That’s what he told my father David he wanted me to do. He said, ‘I will put your son on the throne in your place. He will build a temple. I will put my Name there.’