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“Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a House for the Name of Adonai, the God of Israel. But Adonai said to David my father: ‘As for you wanting in your heart to build a House for My Name, you did well that this was in your heart. Nevertheless, you will not build the House. Rather your son who will be born to you, he will build the House for My Name.’

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“My father David had it in his heart(A) to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

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