1 Chronicles 28:3
"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."
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- 1 Chronicles 22:8
"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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Chronicles 17:4
"Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 6:8
"But the LORD 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:"
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 5:3
"Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet."
Read in chapter → - 2 Samuel 7:5
"Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
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