2Sa 7:2, 1Ki 8:17-19, 1Ch 17:1-15, 28:2-21, 29:3, 2Ch 6:7-9, Psa 132:5 | ESV | STEP | the king said to Nathan the prophet , See now , I dwell in a house of cedar , but the ark of God dwells in a tent .

17 ^dNow 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. 19 ^eNevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

1 Chronicles 17:1-15

The Lord’s Covenant with David

1 ^fNow when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” 2 And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

3 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^gIt is not you who will build me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, ^hbut I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling. 6 In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ 7 Now, therefore, thus shall you say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel, 8 and I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall waste them no more, as formerly, 10 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I ⁱwill subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the Lord will build you a house. 11 When your days are fulfilled to walk with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 ^jI will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. I will not take my steadfast love from him, ^kas I took it from him who was before you, 14 but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.’” 15 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

1 Chronicles 28:2-21

2 Then King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my brothers and my people. ^lI had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the ^mfootstool of our God, and I made preparations for building. 3 But God said to me, ⁿ‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’ 4 Yet the Lord God of Israel ^ochose me from all my father’s house to be king over Israel ^pforever. ^qFor he chose Judah as leader, and in the house of Judah my father’s ^rhouse, and among my father’s sons he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel. 5 And of ^sall my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) he ^thas chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel. 6 He said to me, ‘It is ^uSolomon your son who shall build my house and my courts, for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 I will establish his kingdom ^vforever ^wif he continues strong in keeping my commandments and my rules, as he is today.’ 8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^xwhole heart and with a willing mind, ^yfor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^zIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. 10 Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; ^aabe strong and do it.”

11 Then David gave Solomon his son the ^abplan of the ^acvestibule of the temple, ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks of the temple} and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the ^aemercy seat; 12 and the plan of all that he had in mind for the courts of the house of the Lord, all the surrounding chambers, ^afthe treasuries of the house of God, and the treasuries for dedicated gifts; 13 for the ^agdivisions of the priests and of the ^ahLevites, and all the work of the service in the house of the Lord; for all the vessels for the service in the house of the Lord, 14 the weight of gold for all golden vessels for each service, the weight of silver vessels for each service, 15 the weight of the golden ^ailampstands and their lamps, the weight of gold for each lampstand and its lamps, the weight of silver for a lampstand and its lamps, according to the use of each lampstand in the service, 16 the weight of gold for each table for the showbread, the silver for the silver tables, 17 and pure gold for the forks, the basins and the cups; for the golden bowls and the weight of each; for the silver bowls and the weight of each; 18 for the ^ajaltar of incense made of refined gold, and its weight; also his plan for the golden chariot of the ^akcherubim that spread their wings and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 19 “All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord, ^alall the work to be done according to the plan.”

20 Then David said to Solomon his son, ^am“Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished. 21 And behold the ^andivisions of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God; and with you in all the work will be ^aoevery willing man who has skill for any kind of service; also the officers and all the people will be wholly at your command.”

1 Chronicles 29:3

3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:

2 Chronicles 6:7-9

7 ^apNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas ^aqit was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 9 Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

Psalms 132:5

5 until I ^arfind a place for the Lord,
a dwelling place for ^asthe Mighty One of Jacob.”