1 David said, “The temple of the Lord God must be built here at this threshing place. And the altar for offering sacrifices will also be here.”
2 David ordered the foreigners living in Israel to come to Jerusalem. Then he assigned some to cut blocks of stone for building the temple.
3 He got a large supply of iron to make into nails and hinges for the doors, and he provided so much bronze that it could not be weighed.
4 He also had cedar logs brought in from the cities of Sidon and Tyre.