1 Chronicles 22:8

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 so much blood on the earth before Me.

1 Chronicles 28:3

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.’

1 Kings 5:3

“You know that David my father was unable to build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

Numbers 31:20

You shall purify for yourselves every garment and every article of leather and all the work of goats’ hair, and all articles of wood.”

Numbers 31:24

And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and be clean, and afterward you may enter the camp.”

2 Samuel 7:5-11

“Go and say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Are you the one who should build Me a house to dwell in?

1 Chronicles 17:4-10

“Go and tell David My servant, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;

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Summary

1 Chronicles 22:8

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.

Thou hast shed

1 Chronicles 28:3

Numbers 31:20

1 Kings 5:3

Thou shalt not

1 Chronicles 17:4

2 Samuel 7:5

General references

1 Kings 8:19

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