Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation “But the LORD said to me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles you have fought. And since you have shed so much blood in my sight, you will not be the one to build a Temple to honor my name. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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 on the earth before Me. NASB 1995 “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 on the earth before Me. NASB 1977 “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 on the earth before Me. Legacy Standard Bible But the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me. Amplified Bible 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 for My Name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before me. Christian Standard Bible but the word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for my name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before me. Holman Christian Standard Bible but the word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. American Standard Version But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because he sent to me by the hand of the Prophet and said to me: “You have shed much blood, and you have done great battles. You shall not build a house for my name, because you have shed much blood on the Earth in my sight. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast carried on great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth before me. Contemporary English Version But some time ago, he told me, "David, you have killed too many people and have fought too many battles. That's why you are not the one to build my temple. Douay-Rheims Bible But the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Thou hast shed much blood, and fought many battles, so thou canst not build a house to my name, after shedding so much blood before me: English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation But the LORD told me that I had killed too many people and fought too many wars. And so, because of all the bloodshed I have caused, he would not let me build a temple for him. International Standard Version But this message from the LORD came to me, telling me 'You have shed a lot of blood and fought great battles. You won't be building a house for my name, since you have shed so much blood on the earth in my sight. JPS Tanakh 1917 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying: Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars; thou shalt not build a house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight. Literal Standard Version and the word of YHWH [is] against me, saying, You have shed blood in abundance, and you have made great wars; you do not build a house for My Name, for you have shed much blood to the earth before Me. Majority Standard Bible but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. New American Bible But this word of the LORD came to me: You have shed much blood, and you have waged great wars. You may not build a house for my name, because you have shed too much blood upon the earth in my sight. NET Bible But the LORD said to me: 'You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me. New Revised Standard Version 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 in my sight on the earth. New Heart English Bible But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. Webster's Bible Translation But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house to my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. World English Bible But Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. Young's Literal Translation and the word of Jehovah is against me, saying, Blood in abundance thou hast shed, and great wars thou hast made: thou dost not build a house to My name, for much blood thou hast shed to the earth before Me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Anointed to Build the Temple…7“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, 8but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me. 9But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.… Cross References 1 Kings 8:19 Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.' 1 Chronicles 28:3 but God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has spilled blood.' Treasury of Scripture But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars: you shall not build an house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight. Thou has shed 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. Numbers 31:20,24 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood… 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. thou shalt not 1 Chronicles 17:4-10 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: … 2 Samuel 7:5-11 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? … Jump to Previous Abundantly Blood Build Earth Great Have House Shed Sight Waged Wars WordJump to Next Abundantly Blood Build Earth Great Have House Shed Sight Waged Wars Word1 Chronicles 22 1. David, foreknowing the place of the temple, prepares abundance for building it.6. He instructs Solomon in God's promises, and his duty in building the temple. 17. He charges the princes to assist his son (8) But the word of the Lord came to me (upon me).--Literally, And a word of Jehovah became upon me. There is a partial correspondence between this "word of the Lord" and that which Nathan is represented as delivering (1Chronicles 17:4-14). There, however, David is promised success in war, without any hint that warfare, as such, would unfit him for the sacred task which he longed to undertake. And in 1Kings 5:3, Solomon implies that David's wars left him no leisure for the work. Thou hast shed blood.--The emphatic word is "blood." Literally, Blood in abundance hast thou shed, and great wars hast thou made. Because thou hast shed much blood.--Better. for torrents of blood (plural) hast thou shed earthward before me. The author of this narrative may well have remembered Genesis 9:5-6, and the denunciations of the prophets against men of blood. (Comp. especially Amos 1:3; Amos 1:13; Amos 2:1, with David's treatment of the conquered Ammonites, 1Chronicles 20:3. And see also Hosea's denunciation of vengeance upon the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel: Hosea 1:4; Hosea 7:7). Or the verse may express the interpretation which David's own conscience put upon the oracle forbidding him to build the Temple. . . . Verse 8. - Because thou hast shed much blood. This is repeated very distinctly below (1 Chronicles 28:3), and appears there again as acknowledged by the lip of David himself. It seems remarkable that no previous statement of this objection, nor even allusion to it, is found. Further, there seems no very opportune place for it in either our 1 Chronicles 17:1-15 or in 2 Samuel 7:1-17. Yet, if it seem impossible to resist the impression that it must have found expression on the occasion referred to in those two passages, we may fit it in best between vers. 10 and 11 of the former reference, and between vers. 11 and 12 of the latter. So far, however, as our Hebrew text goes, this is the first place in which the statement is made.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but this wordדְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came וַיְהִ֨י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to me: עָלַ֤י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against ‘You have shed שָׁפַ֔כְתָּ (šā·p̄aḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out much לָרֹב֙ (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness blood דָּ֤ם (dām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and waged עָשִׂ֑יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make great גְּדֹל֖וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent wars. וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹת (ū·mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4421: A battle, war You are not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to build תִבְנֶ֥ה (ṯiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build a house בַ֙יִת֙ (ḇa·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house for My Name לִשְׁמִ֔י (liš·mî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034: A name because כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you have shed שָׁפַ֥כְתָּ (šā·p̄aḵ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out so much רַבִּ֔ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great blood דָּמִ֣ים (dā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed on the ground אַ֖רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land before Me. לְפָנָֽי׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāy) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face Links 1 Chronicles 22:8 NIV1 Chronicles 22:8 NLT 1 Chronicles 22:8 ESV 1 Chronicles 22:8 NASB 1 Chronicles 22:8 KJV 1 Chronicles 22:8 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 22:8 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 22:8 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 22:8 French Bible 1 Chronicles 22:8 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 22:8 But the word of Yahweh came (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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