1 Kings 8:18

New Century Version

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘It was good that you wanted to build a temple for me.

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Nathan said to the king, “Go and do what you really want to do, because the Lord is with you.”

“My father David wanted to build a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.

But you are not the one to build it. Your son, who comes from your own body, is the one who will build my temple.’

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.