Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
2 Chronicles 6:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yet you shall not build the house, but your son, who shall be born to you–he shall build the house for My Name. American Standard Version (1901) nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. Common English Bible you yourself won’t build that temple. Instead, your very own son will build the temple for my name.” Catholic Public Domain Version But you shall not build the house. Truly, your son, who will go forth from your loins, shall build a house to my name.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou shalt not build the house: but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name. |
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
but God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
The Lord therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Israel.
But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: