1 Chronicles 28:3
◄  1 Chronicles 28:3  ►
New International Version (©2011)
But God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'

New Living Translation (©2007)
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.'

English Standard Version (©2001)
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 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.'

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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 Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
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 (©2012)
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.'

NET Bible (©2006)
But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But God told me, 'You must not build the temple for my name. You have fought wars and caused bloodshed.'

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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.

American King James Version
But 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.

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.

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.

Darby Bible 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.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 grace. Religion or piety has two distinct parts. The first is knowledge of God, the second is worship of God. David says, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind. God is made known by his works and word. Revelation alone shows the whole character of God, in his providence, his holy law, his condemnation of sinners, his blessed gospel, and the ministration of the Spirit to all true believers. The natural man cannot receive this knowledge of God. But thus we learn the value of the Saviour's atonement, and of the sanctification of the Holy Spirit, and are influenced to walk in all his commandments. It brings a sinner to his proper place at the foot of the cross, as a poor, guilty, helpless worm, deserving wrath, yet expecting every thing needful from the free mercy and grace of God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Having been forgiven much, the pardoned sinner learns to love much.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 3. - The contents of this verse are stated, as already seen, even more forcibly in 1 Chronicles 22:8; while far less forcibly in 2 Samuel 7:5; 1 Kings 5:5.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood—The church or spiritual state of the world, of which the temple at Jerusalem was to be a type, would be presided over by One who was to be pre-eminently the Prince of Peace, and therefore would be represented not so fitly by David, whose mission had been a preparatory one of battle and conquest, as by his son, who should reign in unbroken peace.

1 Chronicles 28:3 Parallel Commentaries

1 Chronicles 28:3 NIV
1 Chronicles 28:3 NLT
1 Chronicles 28:3 ESV
1 Chronicles 28:3 NASB
1 Chronicles 28:3 KJV

Bible Hub: Online Parallel Bible


David's Address about the Temple
1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, to Jerusalem. 2Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my 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: 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. …

1 Kings 5:3 "You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.
1 Chronicles 17:4 "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
1 Chronicles 22:8 But this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.