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.
1 Chronicles 28:3 in other translations
| BSB | but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’ |
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| WEB | 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.’ |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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; |
| 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. |
What does 1 Chronicles 28:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 28:1-10
During David's last sickness, many chief priests and Levites were at Jerusalem. Finding himself able, David spoke of his purpose to build a temple for God, and of God's disallowing that purpose. He opened to them God's gracious purposes concerning Solomon. David charged them to cleave stedfastly to God and their duty. We cannot do our work as we should, unless we put on resolution, and fetch in strength from Divine…
1 Chronicles 28:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 28:3
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
- 1 Kings 5:3
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.
- 2 Chronicles 6:8-9
But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
- 2 Samuel 7:5-13
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: …
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 28:2
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4
Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
1 Chronicles 28:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas Dios me dijo: Tú no edificarás casa á mi nombre: porque eres hombre de guerra, y has derramado mucha sangre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais Dieu me dit: Tu ne bâtiras pas une maison à mon nom, car tu es un homme de guerre et tu as versé le sang. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber Gott sprach zu mir: Du sollst meinem Namen kein Haus bauen; denn du bist ein Kriegsmann und hast Blut vergossen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Deus autem dixit mihi: Non ædificabis domum nomini meo, eo quod sis vir bellator, et sanguinem fuderis. |