1Ch 28:1-6 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel , the leaders of the tribes , and the commanders of the divisions that served the king , the commanders of thousands , and the commanders of hundreds , and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons , with the officials and the mighty men , all the valiant warriors .

1 Chronicles 28:1-6

David’s Address about the Temple

1 Now ^aDavid assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, with the officials and ^bthe mighty men, all the valiant warriors. 2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; ^{▼▼Lit as for me, it was with my heart}I ^dhad intended to build a ^{▼▼Lit house of rest}permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for ^fthe footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it. 3 But God said to me, ‘ ^gYou shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 Yet, the Lord, the God of Israel, ^hchose me from all the household of my father to be king over Israel ⁱforever. For ^jHe has chosen Judah to be a leader; and ^kin the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. 5 ^lOf all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons), ^mHe has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 He said to me, ‘Your son ⁿSolomon is the one who shall build My house and My courtyards; for I have chosen him to be a son to Me, and I will be a Father to him.