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.
• New International Version (NIV)But God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have 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.’

Context of 1 Chronicles 28:3

1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yhwh, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: 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. 4Howbeit Yhwh God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: 5And of all my sons, (for Yhwh hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Yhwh 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

• 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 17:4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Yhwh, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
• 1 Chronicles 22:8But the word of Yhwh 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.
• 2 Samuel 7:5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Yhwh, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
• 1 Kings 5:3Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of Yhwh his God for the wars which were about him on every side, Until Yhwh put them under the soles of his feet.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But Yhwh said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

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

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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