1 Chronicles 22:5-7

Living Bible

⁵ “Solomon my son is young and tender,” David said, “and the Temple of the Lord must be a marvelous structure, famous and glorious throughout the world; so I will begin the preparations for it now.”

So David collected the construction materials before his death. ⁶ He now commanded his son Solomon to build a Temple for the Lord God of Israel.

⁷ “I wanted to build it myself,” David told him,