1 Chronicles 22:1-2

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

22 ¹ Then David said, ‘Here shall be the house of the Lord God and here the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.’

David Prepares to Build the Temple

² David gave orders to gather together the aliens who were residing in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.