1 Chronicles 22:8

and the word of YHWH [is] against me, saying, You have shed blood in abundance, and you have made great wars; you do not build a house for My Name, for you have shed much blood to the earth before Me.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7and David says to his son Solomon, “As for me, it has been with my heart to build a house for the Name of my God YHWH,

9Behold, a son is born to you; he is a man of rest, and I have given rest to him from all his surrounding enemies, for Solomon is his name, and I give peace and quietness to Israel in his days;

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Cross References

Numbers 31:24and you have washed your garments on the seventh day and have been clean, and afterward you come into the camp.”

1 Kings 1:20And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel [are] on you, to declare to them who sit on the throne of my lord the king after him;

1 Kings 5:17And the king commands, and they bring great stones, precious stones, [and] hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house;

1 Chronicles 28:3and God has said to me, You do not build a house for My Name, for you [are] a man of wars, and you have shed blood.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 22:7-17

The Charge to Solomon. ( b. c. 1015.) 6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God: 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 a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a… Read the whole commentary →

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