After David had taken control of Jerusalem, and built himself a palace he turned his attention to the lord. The Ark of the Covenant had been sheltered in a tent up until that point. David intended to build the Lord a great temple for him to live in, and for all his people to worship in. But through a prophet, the lord told David not to build a temple, and that God would build up David’s family—a dynasty. This is referred to as “the Promise to David.” Some believe that the reasoning behind this is that David had spilled too much blood in the conquering of Israel, and he should not be the one to build a home for the Lord.
David’s son Solomon would be the one to build the Temple on the Mount for the Lord most high. Solomon gave a wonderful dedication speech and is known as “wise” King Solomon. He is accredited to writing the book of proverbs, ecclesiastics, and song of songs. It is difficult to know for sure if Solomon’s Temple ever truly existed because there is no archeological evidence found, but this does not mean that it did not exist either. The Bible writes a description of the temple, and it is very similar to other temples built around that time.
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