1 Chronicles 22:1-10 ▼

1 David said, |This is where the LORD God's Temple will be, along with the altar of burnt offerings for Israel.|

2 David subsequently issued orders to conscript the resident aliens who lived in the land of Israel and appointed stonecutters to prepare stones for building a temple for God.

3 David also provisioned abundant supplies of iron for nails to build the doors for gates and to build clamps. Furthermore, he provided so much bronze it wasn't inventoried,

4 as well as an innumerable amount of cedar logs, since the Sidonians and Tyrians brought vast amounts of cedar to David.

5 David thought, |My son Solomon is young and inexperienced. The temple that will be built for the LORD is to be magnificent, well known, and internationally honored, so I will complete preparations for it.| So before his death, David finished providing a great quantity of materials for it.

6 Later, David called for his son Solomon and directed him to build a temple to the LORD God of Israel.

7 David addressed Solomon: |I have attempted to build a temple to the name of the LORD my God.

8 But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me 'You have shed a lot of blood and fought great battles. You won't be building a house for my name, since you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight.

9 But look! A son born to you will live comfortably, because I will give him rest from all his enemies that surround him on every side, since his name will be |Solomon|—I will give peace and quiet for Israel during his lifetime.

10 He will build a temple to my name. He will be a son to me, I myself will be a father to him, and I will secure his royal throne in Israel forever.'