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7 David said to Solomon: |My son, I really wanted to build a temple to honor the LORD my God. 8 But the LORD said to me: 'You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. 9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. 10 He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.' 1 Chronicles 22:7-10, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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