2 Chronicles 6:9

New International Reader's Version

But you will not build the temple. Instead, your son will build the temple for my Name. He is your own flesh and blood.’

Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him, ‘The Lord says, “You are not the one who will build me a house to live in.

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will build a house for my Name. That is because you are a fighting man. You have spilled people’s blood.’

2 Chronicles 6:10

“The Lord has kept the promise he made. I’ve become the next king after my father David. Now I’m sitting on the throne of Israel. That’s exactly what the Lord promised would happen. I’ve built the temple for the Name of the Lord. He is the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord spoke to my father David. He said, ‘With all your heart you wanted to build a temple for my Name. It is good that you wanted to do that.