1 Chronicles 22:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁸ But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to my name because you have shed so much blood in my sight on the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ But the word of Jehovah 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.

Common English Bible

⁸ But the LORD told me: You’ve shed much blood and waged great wars. You won’t build a temple for my name because you’ve spilled so much blood on the ground before me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 'You have shed much blood, and you have battled in many wars. You are not able to build a house to my name, so great was the shedding of blood before me.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought many battles; so thou canst not build a house to my name, after shedding so much blood before me.

1 Chronicles 22:8 Cross References

1 Kings 1:20

But you, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you to tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

1 Kings 5:17

At the king’s command, they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.

1 Kings 5:3

“You know that my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until he put them under the soles of his feet.

1 Kings 8:19

nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.’

Numbers 31:20

You shall purify every garment, every article of skin, everything made of goats’ hair, and every article of wood.”

Numbers 31:24

You must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean; afterward you may come into the camp.”