² he said to Nathan^(A) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house^(B) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”^(C)

³ Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,^(A) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

⁷ David said to Solomon: “My son, I had it in my heart^(A) to build^(B) a house for the Name^(C) of the Lord my God.

² King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart^(A) to build a house as a place of rest^(B) for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool^(C) of our God, and I made plans to build it.^(D)

⁴⁶ who enjoyed God’s favor and asked that he might provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.^[a](A)