"You knowthat Davidmy fatherwas unableto builda housefor the nameof the LORDhis Godbecauseof the warswhichsurroundedhim, untilthe LORDputthem underthe solesof his feet.
Neverthelessyou shall not buildthe house,but your sonwho will be bornto you, he will buildthe housefor My name.'
"But the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,You have shedmuchbloodand have wagedgreatwars;you shall not builda houseto My name,becauseyou have shed[so] muchbloodon the earthbeforeMe.
Then KingDavidroseto his feetand said,"Listento me, my brethrenand my people;I [had] intendedto builda permanenthomefor the arkof the covenantof the LORDand for the footstoolof our God.So I had madepreparationsto build[it].
"But Godsaidto me, 'You shall not builda housefor My namebecauseyou are a manof warand have shedblood.'
the foodat his table,the seatingof his servants,the attendanceof his ministersand their attire,his cupbearersand their attire,and his stairwayby whichhe wentup to the houseof the LORD,she was breathless.
Moreover, [there were] at my tableone hundredand fiftyJewsand officials,besides those who cameto us from the nationsthat were aroundus.
Now that whichwas preparedfor each daywas oneox[and] sixchoicesheep,also birdswere preparedfor me; and oncein tendaysallsorts of wine[were furnished] in abundance.Yet for all thisI did not demandthe governor'sfood[allowance], becausethe servitudewas heavyon thispeople.
The LORDsaysto my Lord:"Sitat My righthandUntilI makeYour enemiesa footstoolfor Your feet."
You make him to ruleover the worksof Your hands;You have putallthingsunderhis feet,
"You will treaddownthe wicked,for they will be ashesunderthe solesof your feeton the daywhichI am preparing,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
For He mustreignuntilHe has putallHis enemiesunderHis feet.
And He putallthingsin subjectionunderHis feet,and gaveHim as headoverall thingsto the church,
the deer,the gazelle,the roebuck,the wildgoat,the ibex,the antelopeand the mountainsheep.
When they broughtthesekingsout to Joshua,Joshuacalledfor allthe menof Israel,and saidto the chiefsof the menof warwho had gonewith him, "Comenear,putyour feeton the necksof thesekings."So they camenearand puttheir feeton their necks.
