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1 Chronicles 22:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: 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. "

1 Chronicles 22:8

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6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

8 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.

9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

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1 Chronicles 28:3

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"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."

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1 Kings 5:3

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"Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet."

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1 Kings 8:19

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"Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name."

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1 Chronicles 17:4-10

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"Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:"

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Numbers 31:24

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"And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp."

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2 Samuel 7:5-11

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"Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"

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From This Chapter

1 Chronicles 22:1

"Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel."

1 Chronicles 22:2

"And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God."

1 Chronicles 22:3

"And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;"

1 Chronicles 22:4

"Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David."

1 Chronicles 22:5

"And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death."

1 Chronicles 22:6

"Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel."

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