1 Chronicles 28:3-5

New Century Version

³ But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple for worshiping me, because you are a soldier and have killed many people.’

⁴ “But the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king of Israel forever. He chose the tribe of Judah to lead, and from the people of Judah, he chose my father’s family. From that family God was pleased to make me king of Israel. ⁵ The Lord has given me many sons, and from those sons he has chosen Solomon to be the new king of Israel. Israel is the Lord’s kingdom.