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 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 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.

1 Chronicles 17:4

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

2 Samuel 7:5-13

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

2 Chronicles 6:8-9

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

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Summary

1 Chronicles 28:3

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.

Thou shalt

2 Chronicles 6:8

General references

2 Chronicles 6:7

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