1 Chronicles 28:3

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.'

Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

"You know the will of my father David, and that he was not able to build a house to the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars that were imminent all around him, until the Lord set them under the steps of his feet.

1 Chronicles 17:4

"Go, and speak to my servant David: Thus says the Lord: You shall not build a house for me as a dwelling place.

1 Chronicles 22:8

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.