I Chronicles 28:3
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but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’
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But God said unto me, thou shalt not build an house for my name,.... This he said by Nathan the prophet, Sa2 7:5. because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood: see Ch1 22:8.
Open source ↗The account we have of David's exit, in the beginning of the first book of Kings, does not make his sun nearly so bright as that given in this and the following chapter, where we have his solemn farewell both to his son and his subjects, and must own that he finished well. In this chapter we have, I. A general convention of the states summoned to meet (Ch1 28:1). II. A solemn declaration of the divine entail both of the crown and of the honour of building the temple upon Solomon (Ch1 28:2-7). III. An exhortation both to the people and to Solomon to make religion their business (Ch1 28:8-10). IV. The model and materials delivered to Solomon for the building of the temple (Ch1 28:11-19). V. Encouragement given him to undertake it and proceed in it (Ch1 28:20, Ch1 28:21).
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but this 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.
“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.
“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.