I Chronicles · Chapter 22 King James Version

I Chronicles 22:8

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

First Chronicles 22 records David's preparations for the temple he would not build himself, gathering masons, iron, brass, and cedar in abundance from the Sidonians and Tyrians. He charges Solomon his young son to build the house of the Lord, since God had denied David the privilege because of the bloodshed of his wars but had chosen Solomon to be a man of rest and to build the sanctuary. David commands all the princes of Israel to help Solomon, urging them to set their hearts to seek the Lord and to build the sanctuary for the ark and the holy vessels.

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