“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.
1 Chronicles 28:3 - Easy To Read Version 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.’ 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 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.
God said, “Go and tell these things to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
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.