KJV King James Version
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood.
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1 Chronicles 28:3
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’
WEB World English Bible
But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.’
ASV American Standard Version
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou art, and blood thou hast shed.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 28
1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make [me] king over all Israel:
5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him [to be] my son, and I will be his father.
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וְהָאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאָ֣מַרH559 · a.marto sayלִ֔יH9030 · nimeלֹא־H3808 · lonotתִבְנֶ֥הH1129 · ba.nahto buildבַ֖יִתH1004 · betplaceלִשְׁמִ֑יH8034 · shemnameכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאִ֧ישׁH376 · ishmanמִלְחָמ֛וֹתH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאַ֖תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)וְדָמִ֥יםH1818 · dambloodשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃H8210 · sha.phakhto pour: pour
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.1 Chronicles 17:4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:1 Kings 5:3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.2 Chronicles 6:8-9But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:2 Samuel 7:5-13Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
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