In 1 Chronicles 22:19, David charges the leaders to build the temple, moving from his own desire to actual construction.

1 Chronicles 17:1-15 records God's response to David's desire to build a house — the very background that motivates this charge to Solomon.

In 1 Chronicles 17:2, Nathan initially encourages David to build, showing early support for his desire.

In 1 Chronicles 17:4, God forbids David from building the temple, the same prohibition that explains his unfulfilled desire.

In 1 Chronicles 28:2-21, David gives detailed temple plans to Solomon — a later, fuller version of the same charge begun here.

1 Chronicles 29:3 shows David giving his personal treasure for the temple — the practical outworking of the desire expressed here.

2 Chronicles 6:7-9 similarly quotes David's desire in Solomon's dedication prayer — another direct citation of this same intention.

2 Samuel 7:2 records David's original lament that he lives in cedar while the ark is in a tent — the first spark of his temple desire.

2 Chronicles 2:4 uses the identical phrase 'temple for the Name of the Lord', directly echoing David's stated intention.

1 Kings 8:17-19 has Solomon quoting David's exact words: 'It was in the heart of David my father to build a house' — a direct citation.

1 Kings 8:20 shows Solomon fulfilling David's unfulfilled wish by building the temple, contrasting desire with accomplishment.

1 Kings 9:3 records God consecrating the temple and placing His Name there forever, fulfilling the purpose David had.

In Acts 7:46, Stephen recounts David's desire to find a dwelling place for God, directly referencing this event.

2 Samuel 7:3 records Nathan's initial approval of David's plan, directly prefiguring this verse's recollection of the desire.

1 Kings 8:29 prays for God's Name to dwell in the temple, the same Name David wanted to honor in his building plan.

1 Kings 8:16 recalls that God had not chosen a city for a temple, echoing David's unfulfilled desire in this verse.

Psalm 132:5 captures David's vow to find a dwelling place for the Lord — echoing the same heart for the temple expressed here.

Deuteronomy 12:5 commands a single place for God's name — the theological basis for David's desire to build a house in Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 12:5 establishes the principle of one sanctuary — the law underlying David's temple-building plan.

Ezra 6:12 refers to the temple as where God causes His Name to dwell, the same concept David wanted to establish.