1 Chronicles 22:5 David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh must be exceedingly magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. (See NIV)
2 Chronicles 27:3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. (See NAS NIV)
Nehemiah 4:19 I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another: (See NAS NIV)