2. Then Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3. “You knew David my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of Yahweh his God, in view of the warfare which surrounded him, until Yahweh placed them under the soles of his feet.
4. But now Yahweh my God has given me rest all around me. There is no adversary, and there is no bad occurrence.
5. Here I am, intending to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, as Yahweh promised to my father David, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set in your place on your throne, shall build the house for my name.’