1 Chronicles 28:3

But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name,—for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

2Then David the king rose up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren and my people,—As for me, it was near my heart, to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made ready to build.

4Howbeit Yahweh, God of Israel, made choice of me, out of all of the house of my father, to become king over Israel unto times age-abiding, for, of Judah, had he made choice to be chief ruler, and, in the house of Judah, the house of my father,—and, among the sons of my father, with me, was he well-pleased, to make me king over all Israel;

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Cross References

1 Kings 5:3Thou, knewest David my father, how that he could not build a house unto the Name of Yahweh his God, because of the wars that were about him on every side,—until Yahweh should put them under the soles of his feet;

1 Chronicles 22:8but the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying, Blood in abundance, hast thou shed, and, great wars, hast thou made,—thou shalt not build a house for my Name, because, much blood, hast thou shed upon the earth, before me.

2 Chronicles 6:9Only, thou thyself, must not build the house,—but, thine own son, that proceedeth out of thy loins—he, shall build the house for my Name.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 28:2-11

David's Charge to the People. ( b. c. 1015.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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