1 Chronicles 28:3

1 Chronicles 28:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But God said to me, 'You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:3

1David summoned all the officials of Israel to assemble at Jerusalem: the officers over the tribes, the commanders of the divisions in the service of the king, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, together with the palace officials, the warriors and all the brave fighting men. 2King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it. But God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.’ 4“Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel. 5Of all my sons—and the Lord has given me many—he has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:3 word by word

וְהָאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֣מַר לִ֔י לֹא־תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֖יִת לִשְׁמִ֑י כִּ֣י אִ֧ישׁ מִלְחָמ֛וֹת אַ֖תָּה וְדָמִ֥ים שָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Thou shalt not buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• and hast shedשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: killH8210
• bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 28:3

• 1 Chronicles 17:4“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
• 1 Chronicles 22:8But 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.
• 2 Samuel 7:5“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?
• 1 Kings 5:3“You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thou shalt not build a house - See 2 Samuel 7:6, 2 Samuel 7:13, and the observations at the end of that chapter.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-10David's first speech includes a message to his people (1 Chronicles 28:2–8) and a message to Solomon (28:9–10). The main focus is David's wish for Solomon to build a temple. David also discusses two other important themes: God's choice of Solomon and the people's duty to follow God's commandments.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood--The church or spiritual state of the world, of which the temple at Jerusalem was to be a type, would be presided over by One who was to be pre-eminently the Prince of Peace, and therefore would be represented not so fitly by David, whose mission had been a preparatory one of battle and conquest, as by his son, who should reign in unbroken peace.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 28:3

• Temple

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• God
• Man of War
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Adonijah
• Constant; Constantly
• Gold
• Nathan (1)
• Temple
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 28

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings