Temple: Solomon's: David Undertakes the Building of

…he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

…how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob: …

…who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.