1 Chronicles 28:3
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.
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- 1 Chronicles 22:8 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.
- 1 Chronicles 17:4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
- 1 Kings 5:3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build a house for the name of Jehovah his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until Jehovah put them under the soles of his feet.