5. David said, “We should build a great Temple for the Lord, which will be famous everywhere for its greatness and beauty. But my son Solomon is young. He hasn’t yet learned what he needs to know, so I will prepare for the building of it.” So David got many of the materials ready before he died.
6. Then David called for his son Solomon and told him to build the Temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.
7. David said to him, “My son, I wanted to build a temple for worshiping the Lord my God.
8. But the Lord spoke his word to me, ‘David, you have killed many people. You have fought many wars. You cannot build a temple for worship to me, because you have killed many people.