Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent— famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death. Young's Literal Translation And David saith, ‘Solomon my son [is] a youth and tender, and the house to be built to Jehovah [is] to be made exceedingly great, for name and for beauty to all the lands; let me prepare, I pray Thee, for it;’ and David prepareth in abundance before his death. King James Bible And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender, and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be] exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. Hebrew And Davidדָּוִ֗יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “My son בְנִי֮ (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son Solomon שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה (šə·lō·mōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne is young נַ֣עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer and inexperienced, וָרָךְ֒ (wā·rāḵ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7390: Tender, delicate, soft and the house וְהַבַּ֜יִת (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house to be built לִבְנ֣וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build for the LORD לַיהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel must be exceedingly לְמַ֜עְלָה (lə·ma‘·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top magnificent— לְהַגְדִּ֨יל ׀ (lə·haḡ·dîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great famous לְשֵׁ֤ם (lə·šêm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name and glorious וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ (ū·lə·ṯip̄·’e·reṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8597: Beauty, glory throughout all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the lands. הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 776: Earth, land Therefore נָּ֖א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' I must make provision אָכִ֥ינָה (’ā·ḵî·nāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 3559: To be erect for it.” ל֑וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew So David דָּוִ֛יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse made lavish לָרֹ֖ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness preparations וַיָּ֧כֶן (way·yā·ḵen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect for it before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face his death. מוֹתֽוֹ׃ (mō·w·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin |