1 Chronicles 22:8

New King James Version

but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:20

And as for you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who will sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.

1 Kings 5:17

And the king commanded them to quarry large stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the temple.

1 Kings 5:3

You know how my father David could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which were fought against him on every side, until the Lord put his foes under the soles of his feet.

1 Kings 8:19

Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.’

Numbers 31:20

Purify every garment, everything made of leather, everything woven of goats’ hair, and everything made of wood.”

Numbers 31:24

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