God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 22:8
8But the Lord spoke his word to me by saying, ‘You have caused a lot of bloodshed and fought in a lot of wars. You must not build a temple for my name because you have caused so much bloodshed in my presence.
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
6He summoned his son Solomon and commanded him to build a temple for the Lord God of Israel. 7David told his son Solomon, “I had my heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, my God. But the Lord spoke his word to me by saying, ‘You have caused a lot of bloodshed and fought in a lot of wars. You must not build a temple for my name because you have caused so much bloodshed in my presence. 9You will have a son who will be a peaceful man. I will give him peace from all the enemies around him. His name will be Solomon [Peace], and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet. 10He will build a temple for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. I will establish the throne of his kingdom permanently over Israel.’ ”
Read all of 1 Chronicles 221 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 told me, ‘You must not build the temple for my name. You have fought wars and caused bloodshed.’
- Numbers 31:20Do the same for all the clothes and everything made of leather, goats’ hair, or wood.”
- 1 Kings 5:3“You know that my father David was surrounded by war. He couldn’t build a temple for the name of the Lord our God until the Lord let him defeat his enemies.
- 1 Chronicles 17:4“Say to David, my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You must not build this house for me to live in.
- 2 Samuel 7:5“Say to my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one who will build me a house 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
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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
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