1 Chronicles 28:3

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard 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.’

Hebrew Names Version
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.

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.

English Standard Version
But God said to me, ‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.'

New Century Version
But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple for worshiping me, because you are a soldier and have killed many people.'

New English Translation
But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'

Amplified Bible
"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.'

New American Standard 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.'

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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But God sayde vnto me, Thou shalt not buylde an house for my Name, because thou hast bene a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

Legacy Standard 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.'

Berean Standard Bible
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.'

Contemporary English Version
but the Lord has refused to let me build it, because he said I have killed too many people in battle.

Complete Jewish Bible
But God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, you 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.

Easy-to-Read Version
But God said to me, ‘No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.'

George Lamsa Translation
But the LORD said to me, You shall not build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed much blood.

Good News Translation
but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood.

Lexham English 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.'

Literal Translation
But God said to me, You shall not build a house to My name, for you are a man of battles, and you have shed blood.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But God sayde vnto me: Thou shalt not buylde an house vnto my name, for thou art a man of warre, and hast shed bloude.

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.

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;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But God saide vnto me: thou shalt not builde an house for my name, because thou hast ben a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

King James Version (1611)
But God said vnto me, Thou shalt not builde an house for my Name, because thou hast been a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
but God said, Thou shalt not build me a house to call my name upon it, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

English Revised Version
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But God seide to me, Thou schalt not bilde an hows to my name, for thou art a man werriour, and hast sched blood.

Update Bible Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New King James Version
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.'

New Living Translation
but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.'

New Life Bible
But God said to me, ‘You must not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and blood.'

New Revised Standard
But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.'

J.B. Rotherham 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Revised Standard Version
But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.'

Young's 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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.'

Contextual Overview

¹ David called together all the leaders of Israel—tribal administrators, heads of various governmental operations, military commanders and captains, stewards in charge of the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons—everyone who held responsible positions in the kingdom. ²King David stood tall and spoke: "Listen to me, my people: I fully intended to build a permanent structure for the Chest of the Covenant of God , God's footstool. But when I got ready to build it, God said to me, ‘You may not build a house to honor me—you've done too much fighting—killed too many people.' God chose me out of my family to be king over Israel forever. First he chose Judah as the lead tribe, then he narrowed it down to my family, and finally he picked me from my father's sons, pleased to make me the king over all Israel. And then from all my sons—and God gave me many!—he chose my son Solomon to sit on the throne of God 's rule over Israel. He went on to say, ‘Your son Solomon will build my house and my courts: I have chosen him to be my royal adopted son; and I will be to him a father. I will guarantee that his kingdom will last if he continues to be as strong-minded in doing what I command and carrying out my decisions as he is doing now.' ⁸ "And now, in this public place, all Israel looking on and God listening in, as God 's people, obey and study every last one of the commandments of your God so that you can make the most of living in this good land and pass it on intact to your children, insuring a good future. ⁹"And you, Solomon my son, get to know well your father's God; serve him with a whole heart and eager mind, for God examines every heart and sees through every motive. If you seek him, he'll make sure you find him, but if you abandon him, he'll leave you for good. Look sharp now! God has chosen you to build his holy house. Be brave, determined! And do it!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou shalt: 1 Chronicles 17:4, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 2 Samuel 7:5-13, 1 Kings 5:3, 2 Chronicles 6:8, 2 Chronicles 6:9

blood: Heb. bloods

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:2 - was no Psalms 119:42 - for I trust Mark 14:8 - hath done Acts 7:46 - and desired

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
God blessed Noah and his sons: He said, "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill the Earth! Every living creature—birds, animals, fish—will fall under your spell and be afraid of you. You're responsible for them. All living creatures are yours for food; just as I gave you the plants, now I give you everything else. Except for meat with its lifeblood still in it—don't eat that.

Genesis 28:1
So Isaac called in Jacob and blessed him. Then he ordered him, "Don't take a Caananite wife. Leave at once. Go to Paddan Aram to the family of your mother's father, Bethuel. Get a wife for yourself from the daughters of your uncle Laban.

Genesis 28:6
Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan Aram to get a wife there, and while blessing him commanded, "Don't marry a Canaanite woman," and that Jacob had obeyed his parents and gone to Paddan Aram. When Esau realized how deeply his father Isaac disliked the Canaanite women, he went to Ishmael and married Mahalath the sister of Nebaioth and daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son. This was in addition to the wives he already had.

Genesis 28:18
Jacob was up first thing in the morning. He took the stone he had used for his pillow and stood it up as a memorial pillar and poured oil over it. He christened the place Bethel (God's House). The name of the town had been Luz until then.

Genesis 35:11
God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants.

Genesis 48:3
Jacob said to Joseph, "The Strong God appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me. He said, ‘I'm going to make you prosperous and numerous, turn you into a congregation of tribes; and I'll turn this land over to your children coming after you as a permanent inheritance.' I'm adopting your two sons who were born to you here in Egypt before I joined you; they have equal status with Reuben and Simeon. But any children born after them are yours; they will come after their brothers in matters of inheritance. I want it this way because, as I was returning from Paddan, your mother Rachel, to my deep sorrow, died as we were on our way through Canaan when we were only a short distance from Ephrath, now called Bethlehem."

Psalms 127:1
A Pilgrim Song of Solomon If God doesn't build the house, the builders only build shacks. If God doesn't guard the city, the night watchman might as well nap. It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don't you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?

Revelation 21:22
Everything New I saw Heaven and earth new-created. Gone the first Heaven, gone the first earth, gone the sea. I saw Holy Jerusalem, new-created, descending resplendent out of Heaven, as ready for God as a bride for her husband. I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: "Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They're his people, he's their God. He'll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone." The Enthroned continued, "Look! I'm making everything new. Write it all down—each word dependable and accurate." Then he said, "It's happened. I'm A to Z. I'm the Beginning, I'm the Conclusion. From Water-of-Life Well I give freely to the thirsty. Conquerors inherit all this. I'll be God to them, they'll be sons and daughters to me. But for the rest—the feckless and faithless, degenerates and murderers, sex peddlers and sorcerers, idolaters and all liars—for them it's Lake Fire and Brimstone. Second death!" One of the Seven Angels who had carried the bowls filled with the seven final disasters spoke to me: "Come here. I'll show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb." He took me away in the Spirit to an enormous, high mountain and showed me Holy Jerusalem descending out of Heaven from God, resplendent in the bright glory of God. The City shimmered like a precious gem, light-filled, pulsing light. She had a wall majestic and high with twelve gates. At each gate stood an Angel, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the Twelve Tribes of the sons of Israel: three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, three gates on the west. The wall was set on twelve foundations, the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb inscribed on them. The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. The City was laid out in a perfect square. He measured the City with the measuring stick: twelve thousand stadia, its length, width, and height all equal. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: 144 cubits. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. The foundations of the City walls were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl. The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night. They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life will get in.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But God said unto me, thou shalt not build an house for my name,.... This he said by Nathan the prophet, 2 Samuel 7:5

because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood: see

1 Chronicles 22:8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 28:3. Thou shalt not build a house — See 2 Samuel 7:6; 2 Samuel 7:13, and the observations at the end of that chapter.