But then God told me, "You will not build a temple to my name, because you are a man of war, and you have committed bloodshed.'

But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me

"You know that my father David was unable to build a temple dedicated to the LORD his God because he was busy fighting wars all around him until the LORD defeated his enemies.

"Go tell David, my servant, "This is what the LORD says:

"Go tell my servant David, "This is what the LORD says:

The LORD told my father David:

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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.

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"Go tell David, my servant, "This is what the LORD says:
But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me
"Go tell my servant David, "This is what the LORD says:
"You know that my father David was unable to build a temple dedicated to the LORD his God because he was busy fighting wars all around him until the LORD defeated his enemies.
The LORD told my father David:

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"My father David wanted to build a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

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