the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

David said, "My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the Lord must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction." So David made extensive preparations before he died.

Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations."