Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house for 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.
1 Chronicles 28:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God said to me, You shall not build a house for My Name [and Presence], because you have been a man of war and have shed blood. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible God said to me, You must not build a temple for my name, because you are a military man and you’ve shed blood. Catholic Public Domain Version But God said to me: 'You shall not build a house to my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name; because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. |
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house for 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.
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
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: