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1 Chronicles 28:3
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Solomon Instructed to Build the Temple

1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all athe leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and bthe captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and cthe stewards over all the substance and1 possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men, and all dthe mighty men of valor.  
2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brethren and my people: aI had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for bthe footstool of our God, and had made preparations to build it.  
3 But God said to me, a‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed bblood.’  
4 However the Lord God of Israel achose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen bJudah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, cthe house of my father, and damong the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.  
5 aAnd of all my sons (for the Lord has given me many sons) bHe has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.  
6 Now He said to me, ‘It is ayour son Solomon who shall build My house and My courts; for I have chosen him to be My son, and I will be his Father.  
7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom forever, aif he is steadfast to observe My commandments and My judgments, as it is this day.’  
8 Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, be careful to seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land, and leave it as an inheritance for your children after you forever.
Verse Comparison: 1 Chronicles 28:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
but the LORD has refused to let me build it, because he said I have killed too many people in battle.

Darby English Version
But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Good News Bible
but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"But God said to me, `You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'

New International Version
But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'

New King James Version
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.’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for My name because you have proved yourself a man of war and have shed blood.'

Revised Standard Version
But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.'

Young's Literal Translation
and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou `art', and blood thou hast shed.

New English Translation
But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me,1 for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’


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