Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But God said to me, You are not to be the builder of a house for my name, because you are a man of war and have taken life;
New American Standard Bible
But God said to me, ‘
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.
Holman Bible
but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’
International Standard Version
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.'
A Conservative Version
But God said to me, Thou shall not build a house for my name, because thou are a man of war, and have shed blood.
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
But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My Name (Presence), because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house to my name, for thou a man of war, and thou didst pour out bloods.
King James 2000
But God said unto me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name because you [are] a man of war, and you have shed blood.'
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But God said to me, 'Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war and hast shed blood.'
NET Bible
But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'
New Heart English 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.'
The Emphasized Bible
But, God, said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my Name, - for, a man of war, thou art, and, blood, hast thou shed.
Webster
But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
World English 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.'
Youngs 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.
Themes
David » Israel's versatile king » Forbidden to build the temple, because a man of war
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Temple » Solomon's » Forbidden by God because david was a man of war
Interlinear
'elohiym
Banah
Shem
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 28:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Charge To Israel
2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it. 3 But God said to me, You are not to be the builder of a house for my name, because you are a man of war and have taken life; 4 Though the Lord, the God of Israel, took me out of all my father's family, to be king over Israel for ever, marking out Judah to be chief, and, of the people of Judah, my father's family; and among the sons of my father he was pleased to make me king over all Israel;
Cross References
1 Chronicles 22:8
But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.
1 Kings 5:3
You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.
1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
2 Samuel 7:5-13
Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
2 Chronicles 6:8-9
But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name: