1. David announced, "The house of the Lord God will be built here. Israel's altar for burnt offerings will also be here."
2. David gave orders to bring together the outsiders who were living in Israel. He appointed some of them to cut stones. He wanted them to prepare blocks of stone for building the house of God.
3. David provided a large amount of iron to make nails. They were for the doors of the gates and for the fittings. He provided more bronze than anyone could weigh.
4. He also provided more cedar logs than anyone could count. The people of Sidon and Tyre brought large numbers of logs to David.
5. David said, "My son Solomon is young. He's never done anything like this before. The house that will be built for the Lord should be very grand and wonderful. It should be famous and beautiful in the eyes of all of the nations. I'll get things ready for it." So David got many things ready before he died.
6. Then he sent for his son Solomon. He told him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.
7. David said to Solomon, "My son, with all my heart I wanted to build a house for the Lord my God. That's where his Name will be.