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.
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 28:10
28:10 Realize now that the Lord has chosen you to build a temple as his sanctuary. Be strong and do it!”