Now, my lord and king, all the people of Israel are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be the next king after you.
1 Chronicles 22:8 - Easy To Read Version 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. American Standard Version (1901) But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Common English Bible But the LORD told me: You’ve shed much blood and waged great wars. You won’t build a temple for my name because you’ve spilled so much blood on the ground before me. Catholic Public Domain Version But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 'You have shed much blood, and you have battled in many wars. You are not able to build a house to my name, so great was the shedding of blood before me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought many battles; so thou canst not build a house to my name, after shedding so much blood before me. |
Now, my lord and king, all the people of Israel are watching you. They are waiting for you to decide who will be the next king after you.
King Solomon commanded them to cut out big, expensive stones to be the foundation for the temple. These stones were carefully cut.
“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.
But you are not the one that I have chosen to build the temple. Your son will build my temple!’
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.’
You must wash all of your clothes. You must wash anything made with leather, wool, or wood. You must become pure.”
On the seventh day you must wash all of your clothes. Then you will become pure. After that you can come into camp.”