1 Chronicles

Then David assembled all the commanders of Israel, the commanders of the tribes and the commanders of working groups who served the king, and the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the commanders over all the property of the king and his sons, with the court officials and mighty warriors, and all the mighty warriors of ability, at Jerusalem.

And King David rose to his feet and said, "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. {I myself wanted}[note: Literally "I myself with my heart"] to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and the footstool of our God, and I prepared to build.