3But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
3But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
1 David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the mighty men and all the brave warriors.
2 King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord , for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it.
3 But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
4 "Yet the Lord , the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah he chose my family, and from my father's sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
5 Of all my sons-and the Lord has given me many-he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
28:3But 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.
28:3And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
28:3But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
28:3But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
28:3But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
28:3But 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.
28:3But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.'
28:3and 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.
28:3But God said to me, You shall not build an house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.