1 Chronicles 22:8 “but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and wa…”

1 Chronicles 22:8

but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

World English Bible

But the LORD’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.

American Standard Version

But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the worde of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battels: thou shalt not builde an house vnto my Name: for thou hast shead much blood vpon the earth in my sight.

Darby Translation

But the word of Jehovah came to me saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

Young's Literal Translation

and the word of Jehovah [is] against me, saying, Blood in abundance thou hast shed, and great wars thou hast made: thou dost not build a house to My name, for much blood thou hast shed to the earth before Me.

Bible in Basic English

But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.

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Cross references

“Thou has shed”

1 Chronicles 28:3 1 Kings 5:3 Numbers 31:24 Numbers 31:20

1 Chronicles 28:3 · BSB

but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’

1 Kings 5:3 · BSB

“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

Numbers 31:24 · BSB

On the seventh day you are to wash your clothes, and you will be clean. After that you may enter the camp.”

Numbers 31:20 · BSB

And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”

“thou shalt not”

1 Chronicles 17:4–10 2 Samuel 7:5–11

1 Chronicles 17:4–10 · BSB

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

2 Samuel 7:5–11 · BSB

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

9But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

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