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1 Chronicles 28:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 28:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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

Context — 1 Chronicles 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And 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.
2Then 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.
3But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4Howbeit 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;
5And 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.
6And 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But God said unto me, thou shalt not build an house for my name, etc.] This he said by Nathan the prophet, (<100705>2 Samuel 7:5) because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood: (see <132208>1 Chronicles 22:8).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Thou shalt: Ch1 17:4, Ch1 22:8; Sa2 7:5-13; Kg1 5:3; Ch2 6:8, Ch2 6:9 blood: Heb. bloods 1 Chronicles 28:4”
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