¹⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

⁷ Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

⁸ But Jehovah said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart:

⁹ nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

¹² For if the readiness is there, `it is' acceptable according as `a man' hath, not according as `he' hath not.