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1 Chronicles 28:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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.’ "

1 Chronicles 28:3

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1 David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

2 Then David the king stood up on his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.

3 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.’

4 However the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

5 Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.

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1 Chronicles 22:8

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"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."

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1 Kings 5:5

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"Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.’"

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1 Kings 8:19

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"Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’"

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2 Chronicles 6:9

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"nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’"

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2 Chronicles 6:5

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"‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there, and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;"

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1 Chronicles 17:4

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"“Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;"

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1 Chronicles 28:1

"David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, the captains of the companies who served the king by division, the captains of thousands, the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem."

1 Chronicles 28:2

"Then David the king stood up on his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building."

1 Chronicles 28:4

"However the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel."

1 Chronicles 28:5

"Of all my sons (for the LORD has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel."

1 Chronicles 28:6

"He said to me, ‘Solomon, your son, shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father."

1 Chronicles 28:7

"I will establish his kingdom forever if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as it is today.’"

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