1 Kings 8:18

King James Version - American Edition

And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

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And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

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

Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.