²⁰ And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

¹² O our God, will You not ^(A)judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but ^(B)our eyes are upon You.”

Offerings for Building the Temple

29 Furthermore King David said to all the assembly: “My son Solomon, whom alone God has ^(A)chosen, is ^(B)young and inexperienced; and the work is great, because the ^[a]temple is not for man but for the Lord God.

¹⁰ Consider now, ^(A)for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”

^5 (A)And of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) ^(B)He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶ Now He said to me, ‘It is ^(C)your son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.

⁸ but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^(A)‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. ^9 (B)Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him ^(C)rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be ^[a]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. ^10 (D)He shall build a house for My name, and ^(E)he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’