²⁴ Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,^(A) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.^(B) The Lord loved him;

⁵ Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many^(A)—he has chosen my son Solomon^(B) to sit on the throne^(C) of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶ He said to me: ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build^(D) my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son,^(E) and I will be his father.

Gifts for Building the Temple

29 Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced.^(A) The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God.

⁹ But you will have a son who will be a man of peace^(A) and rest,^(B) and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon,^[a](C) and I will grant Israel peace and quiet^(D) during his reign. ¹⁰ He is the one who will build a house for my Name.^(E) He will be my son,^(F) and I will be his father. And I will establish^(G) the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’^(H)

⁵ and these were the children born to him there: