1 Chronicles 28:3

Easy To Read Version

But God said to me, ‘No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.’

Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.

1 Chronicles 17:4

God said, “Go and tell these things to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the person to build a house for me to live in.

1 Chronicles 22:8

But the Lord said to me, ‘David, you have fought many wars and you have killed many people. So you can’t build a temple for my name.