Bible Verses About The First Temple: Anxious to build

he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

how he swore an oath to the LORD, and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

“I will not enter my house or get into my bed,

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”