1 Kings 5:3-5

The Voice

Solomon’s Message: ³ You remember that David did not have the opportunity to construct a temple honoring the reputation of the Eternal his God, because of my father’s involvement in the warfare which plagued him until the Eternal suppressed all of his enemies under his feet. ⁴ But the Eternal One my God now grants me rest everywhere. We are not plagued by enemies or troubles. ⁵ Therefore, I am going to construct a temple for the name of the Eternal my God. It will be just as He told David, my father: “Your son, whom I will put upon your throne after you are gone, will construct a temple honoring Me.”^[a]