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

And David said to Solomon, (A)My son, I purposed with myself to build an house to the Name of the Lord my God,

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (B)[a]Thou hast shed much blood, and hast made great battles: thou shalt not build an house unto my name: for thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 22:8 This declareth how greatly God detesteth the shedding of blood, seeing David for this cause is stayed to build the Temple of the Lord, albeit he enterprised no war, but by God’s commandment and against his enemies.

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