1 Chronicles 28:2–7

²Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, ^fI had in mine heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for ^gthe footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: ³but God said unto me, ^hThou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. ⁴Howbeit the Lord God of Israel ⁱchose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel ^jfor ever: for he hath chosen ⁱJudah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, ^kthe house of my father; and ^lamong the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: ^5mand of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) ⁿhe hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of ^othe kingdom of the Lord over Israel. ⁶And he said unto me, ^pSolomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. ⁷Moreover I will establish his kingdom ^jfor ever, ^qif he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.