1 Kings 5:3
“Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.”
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
Cross-References
“But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.”
“Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.”
“But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.”
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
“The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.”