1Ki 8:17-18 | ESV | STEP | Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord , the God of Israel .

1 Kings 8:17-18

17 ^aNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.