‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
1 Chronicles 28:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised but God said to me, “You are not to build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God said to me, You shall not build a house for My Name [and Presence], because you have been a man of war and have shed blood. American Standard Version (1901) But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. Common English Bible God said to me, You must not build a temple for my name, because you are a military man and you’ve shed blood. 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.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name; because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. |
‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
‘Go to David my servant and say, “This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
but the word of the Lord came to me: “You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for my name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before me.