³ “You know that ^(A)David my father was unable to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until Yahweh put them under the soles of his feet.

² Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; I ^(A)had it within my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and for ^(B)the footstool of the feet of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.