⁶ He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. ⁷ David said to Solomon: “My son, I really wanted^[a] to build a temple to honor^[b] the Lord my God. ⁸ But this was the Lord’s message to me: ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me,^[c] for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. ⁹ Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man.^[d] I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side.^[e] Indeed, Solomon^[f] will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign.^{[g] 10} He will build a temple to honor me;^[h] he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.’^[i]

¹¹ “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you! May you succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God, just as he announced you would.^{[j] 12} Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey^[k] the law of the Lord your God. ¹³ Then you will succeed, if you carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered Moses to give to Israel.^[l] Be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!^{[m] 14} Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple.^[n] I have stored up 100,000 talents^[o] of gold, 1,000,000 talents^[p] of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more! ¹⁵ You also have available many workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters,^[q] and an innumerable array of workers who are skilled ¹⁶ in using gold, silver, bronze, and iron.^[r] Get up and begin the work! May the Lord be with you!”

¹⁷ David ordered all the officials of Israel to support^[s] his son Solomon. ¹⁸ He told them,^[t] “The Lord your God is with you!^[u] He has made you secure on every side,^[v] for he handed over to me the inhabitants of the region^[w] and the region^[x] is subdued before the Lord and his people. ¹⁹ Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being!^[y] Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring^[z] the ark of the Lord’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service^[aa] into the temple that is built to honor the Lord.”^[ab]