17 My father David had his heart set

on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.am

18 But the Lord said to my father David,

“Since your heart was set on building a temple for my name,

you have done well to have this desire.E,an

19 Yet you are not the one to build it;

instead, your son, your own offspring,

will build it for my name.”ao

20 The Lord has fulfilled what he promised.

I have taken the place of my father David,a

and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised.b

I have built the temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.