1Ch 22:7-8 | ESV | STEP | David said to Solomon , My son , I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God .

a ch. 17:1, 2; 28:2; 2 Sam. 7:2, 3; 1 Kgs. 8:17; See Ps. 132:1-5

1 Chronicles 22:7-8

7 David said to Solomon, “My son, ^aI had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God. 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^b‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.