1 Chronicles 28:5-6

28:5 From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. ¹  28:6 He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build my temple and my courts, for I have chosen him to become my son and I will become his father.

1 Chronicles 28:2

28:2 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. ²  I have made the preparations for building it.

1 Chronicles 12:24-25

12:24 From Judah came 6,800 trained warriors carrying shields and spears. ³ 

12:25 From Simeon there were 7,100 warriors.

¹ tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the Lord has given to me, he chose Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.”

² tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for a stool of the feet of our God.”

³ tn Heb “the sons of Judah, carrying shield and spear, [were] 6,800 armed for battle.”