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1 Chronicles 28:3

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:

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.

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BSB
but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
BLB
And God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you [are] a man of war, and you have shed blood.’
ÅB
men Gud sa til meg: Du skal ikke bygge hus for mitt navn, for du er krigsmann og har utøst blod.
OTB
Men Herren sa til meg,
‘Du skal ikke bygge et hus for mitt navn,
fordi du er en krigsmann og har utøst blod.’
B1930
men Gud sa til mig: Du skal ikke bygge hus for mitt navn, for du er krigsmann og har utøst blod.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 22:8

    But 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.

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  • 1 Chronicles 17:4

    Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

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  • 1 Kings 5:3

    Thou 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.

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  • 2 Chronicles 6:8–9

    But 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:

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  • 2 Samuel 7:5–13

    Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

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