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

6David sent someone to fetch his son, Solomon. He told him that he must build a temple for the Lord, Israel's God. 7He said to Solomon, ‘My son, I really wanted to build a house for the Lord my God, to give honour to him. But the Lord said to me, “You have killed many people in the battles that you have fought. So you yourself will not build a house to give me honour. I have seen all the blood of the people that you have killed. 9But you will have a son who will be a man who lives in peace. I will cause all his enemies to leave him in peace. Yes, his name will be Solomon. While he is king, I will cause Israel to enjoy peace. I will keep them safe from their enemies. 10He will build a temple to give honour to my name. He will become my son and I will become his father. I will give him descendants to rule Israel as kings for ever.”

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came to me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thou hast shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• abundantlyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• and hast madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: [do]H6213
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• warsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• thou shalt not buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• unto my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• muchרַבrab · manyH7227
• upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in my sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 22:8

• 1 Chronicles 28:3But God said to me, “You are a fighter and you have killed many people in war. So you must not build a house to give honour to my name.”
• Numbers 31:20You must also make these things clean: any clothes or anything made from leather, wool or wood.’
• 1 Kings 5:3‘You know that my father David could not build a temple for the Lord his God. This was because he had to fight battles against enemies that were all around Israel. He did that until the Lord helped him to win against all of them.
• 1 Chronicles 17:4‘Go and tell my servant David, “The Lord says this: You are not the right man to build a house for me to live in.
• 2 Samuel 7:5‘Go and tell my servant David, “The Lord says this: Do not think that you are the right man to build a house for me to live 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

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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