Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

所罗门说：“我父大卫曾立意要为耶和华以色列神的名建殿，

我父大卫的心意是要为耶和华—以色列上帝的名建殿。

我父大卫的心意是要为耶和华—以色列神的名建殿。

所罗门又说：“我父大卫曾想建一座殿来尊崇以色列的上帝耶和华之名，

我的父亲大卫有心要为耶和华以色列的神的名建造殿宇。

所羅門說：「我父大衛曾立意要為耶和華－以色列神的名建殿，

我父大衛的心意是要為耶和華－以色列上帝的名建殿。

我父大衛的心意是要為耶和華－以色列神的名建殿。

所羅門又說：「我父大衛曾想建一座殿來尊崇以色列的上帝耶和華之名，

我的父親大衛有心要為耶和華以色列的神的名建造殿宇。

我父親大衛心裏原有意思要為永恆主以色列之上帝的名建殿。

我父大衛、有意為以色列上帝耶和華之名建室、

我父大闢欲建殿、奉事以色列族之上帝耶和華、而籲其名。

所羅門又曰、我父大衛意欲為主以色列天主之名建殿、

“ My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

“ With all his heart my father David wanted to build a temple. He wanted to do it so the Name of the Lord could be there. The Lord is the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Then Solomon said,“ My father, David, wanted to build this Temple to honor the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a temple for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

“ You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the LORD his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the LORD subdued his enemies.

When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet,“ Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the LORD’s covenant is under a tent.”

David said to Solomon:“ My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God.

Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

The king said to Nathan the prophet,“ Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”Nathan replied to the king,“ You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.”

King David rose to his feet and said:“ Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the LORD’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. I have made the preparations for building it.But God said to me,‘ You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’The LORD God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel.