1 Chronicles 22:8

1 Chronicles 22:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 'You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight.

Context of 1 Chronicles 22:8

6Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel. 7“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, 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. 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. 10He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

1 Chronicles 22:8 word by word

וַיְהִ֨י עָלַ֤י דְּבַר־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּ֤ם לָרֹב֙ שָׁפַ֔כְתָּ וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת עָשִׂ֑יתָ לֹֽא־תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֙יִת֙ לִשְׁמִ֔י כִּ֚י דָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים שָׁפַ֥כְתָּ אַ֖רְצָה לְפָנָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• but this wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of the LORDאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• to meעַל‛al · uponH5921
• You have shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• muchרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• and wagedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• warsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• You are notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for My Nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• so muchרַבrab · manyH7227
• on the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• before Meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:8

• 1 Chronicles 28:3but 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.’
• Numbers 31:20And purify every garment and leather good, everything made of goat’s hair, and every article of wood.”
• 1 Kings 5:3“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.
• 1 Chronicles 17:4“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“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?

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou hast shed blood abundantly - Heathens, Jews, and Christians, have all agreed that soldiers of any kind should have nothing to do with Divine offices. Shedding of human blood but ill comports with the benevolence of God or the spirit of the Gospel. Aeneas, overpowered by his enemies, while fighting for his parents, his family, and his country, finding farther resistance hopeless, endeavors to carry off his aged father, his wife, young son, and his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The word of the Lord came to me … - Not by Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:4-15, but on some other occasion 1 Chronicles 28:3. On the bloody character of David‘s wars, see 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 8:5; 2 Samuel 10:18; 2 Samuel 12:31; and 1 Kings 11:16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-16Verses 6-16 David gives Solomon the reason why he should build the temple. Because God named him. Nothing is more powerful to engage us in any service for God, than to know that we are appointed thereto. Because he would have leisure and opportunity to do it. He should have peace and quietness. Where God gives rest, he expects work. Because God had promised to establish his kingdom. God's gracious promises should quicken and strengthen our religious…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8God did not allow David to build the temple because he had shed much blood (see 1 Kings 5:3–4). David's wars were not wrong, and God had blessed and supported them. However, the bloodshed and deaths in battle made David ceremonially unclean (see 1 Chronicles 28:3; compare Genesis 4:10–12; Leviticus 17:3–4; Deuteronomy 21:1–9; Matthew 27:24–25). Therefore, he could not build a holy sanctuary for the Lord.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 22:8

• Children
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings