1 Chronicles 28:3

God's Word

But God told me, ‘You must not build the temple for my name. You have fought wars and caused bloodshed.’

Cross References

1 Kings 5:3

“You know that my father David was surrounded by war. He couldn’t build a temple for the name of the Lord our God until the Lord let him defeat his enemies.

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Say to David, my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You must not build this house for me to live in.

1 Chronicles 22:8

But the Lord spoke his word to me by saying, ‘You have caused a lot of bloodshed and fought in a lot of wars. You must not build a temple for my name because you have caused so much bloodshed in my presence.