1 Chronicles 28:3

David Commissions Solomon

2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,3but 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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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.’
American Standard Version (1901)
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;
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
But God told me, ‘You are not to build a house to honor me because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.’
Geneva Bible 1599
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.
King James (Authorized) 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.
Translation for Translators
But God said to me, ‘You are not the one who will arrange to build a temple for me [MTY], because you are a warrior and you have killed many people [MTY] in battles.’
Unlocked Literal Bible
But God said to me, 'You will not build a temple for my name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
Noah Webster Bible
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.