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Ora Davide, mio padre, aveva in cuore di costruire un tempio al nome dell'Eterno il DIO d'Israele,

ma l'Eterno disse a Davide mio padre: "Tu avevi in cuore di costruire un tempio al mio nome, e hai fatto bene ad avere questo in cuore;

ma non sarai tu che costruirai il tempio, sarà invece il figlio che uscirà dai tuoi lombi, sarà lui che costruirà il tempio al mio nome".

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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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Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

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Now (A)it was in the heart of my father David to build a [a]temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart. Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My (B)name.’

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:7 Lit. house, and so in vv. 8–10

(A)Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas (B)it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

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