^3 (A)“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God ^(B)because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

⁵ And so I intend to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, ^(A)as the Lord said to David my father, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place, shall build the house for my name.’

⁵ “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^(A)Would you build me a house to dwell in?

^12 (A)When your days are fulfilled and ^(B)you lie down with your fathers, ^(C)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (D)He shall build a house for my name, and ^(E)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.