American Standard Version
"But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood. "
— 1 Chronicles 28:3, American Standard Version
“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.”
“But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.'”
“But God said to me,‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’”
“And God said to me: Thou shalt not build a house to my name: because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.”
“But God said to me, You are not to be the builder of a house for my name, because you are a man of war and have taken life;”
“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.”
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that served the king by course, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, unto Jerusalem.
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
Howbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
and of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.