⁵ And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, ^(A)as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’

^10 (A)He shall build a house for my name. ^(B)He shall be my son, and I will be his father, and I will establish his royal throne in Israel forever.’

¹² He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.

⁶ He said to me, ‘It is ^(A)Solomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

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

^12 (A)When your days are fulfilled and ^(B)you lie down with your fathers, ^(C)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (D)He shall build a house for my name, and ^(E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

¹² And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is ^(A)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and ^(B)he shall build the temple of the Lord. ^13 (C)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord ^(D)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there^[a] shall be a ^(E)priest on his throne, ^(F)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’

Preparing to Build the Temple

2 ^{[a] (A)}Now Solomon purposed to build a temple for the name of the Lord, and a royal palace for himself. ^{2 [b] (B)}And Solomon assigned 70,000 men to bear burdens and 80,000 to quarry in the hill country, and ^(C)3,600 to oversee them. ^3 (D)And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: ^(E)“As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me. ⁴ Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for the burning of ^(F)incense of sweet spices before him, and for ^(G)the regular arrangement of the showbread, and for ^(H)burnt offerings morning and evening, ^(I)on the Sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed feasts of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for Israel. ⁵ The house that I am to build will be great, ^(J)for our God is greater than all gods. ^6 (K)But who is able to build him a house, since ^(L)heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? ⁷ So now ^(M)send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, ^(N)whom David my father provided. ⁸ Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that ^(O)your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. And my servants will be with your servants,