1 Chronicles 28:1-3

International Standard Version

David Addresses Israel

28 David gathered together all of the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, division officers who reported to the king, the commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, the supervisors of the property and livestock that belonged to the king and to his sons, along with all of the officers of the palace, the elite forces, and all of the soldiers.

² King David rose to his feet and said, “My fellow citizens,^[a] may I have your attention. I intended to build a house of rest for the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, for a footstool of our God, so I began preparations for its construction. ³ But then God told me, ‘You will not build a temple to my name, because you are a man of war, and you have committed bloodshed.’^[b]