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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But God said to me, &#8216You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />but God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But God said to me, ‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou <i>hast been</i> a man of war, and hast shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you <i>have been</i> a man of war and have shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But God said to me, &#8216You shall not build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for My Name (Presence), because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but God said to me, &#8216You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but the LORD has refused to let me build it, because he said I have killed too many people in battle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But God told me, 'You must not build the temple for my name. You have fought wars and caused bloodshed.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But then God told me, 'You will not build a temple to my name, because you are a man of war, and you have committed bloodshed.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and God has said to me, You do not build a house for My Name, for you [are] a man of wars, and you have shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou art, and blood thou hast shed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God said to me, Thou shalt not build a house to my name, for thou a man of war, and thou didst pour out bloods.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But God said to me: ‘You shall not build a house to my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But God said to me, You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man who waged wars and shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the LORD said to me, You shall not build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed much blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a Warrior and because you are a man who has shed much blood.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />but God said, Thou shalt not build me a house to call my name upon it, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=7853" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/28.htm">David Commissions Solomon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">but God</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">‘You are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ṯiḇ·neh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">to build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇa·yiṯ (N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: liš·mî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">for My Name,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">are a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of war</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: šā·p̄ā·ḵə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">who has spilled</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wə·ḏā·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">blood.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">2 Samuel 7:5-13</a></span><br />“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in? / For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling. / In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm">1 Kings 5:3-5</a></span><br />“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet. / But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis. / So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-17.htm">1 Kings 8:17-19</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15</a></span><br />“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12-13</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-20.htm">1 Kings 8:20</a></span><br />Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-7.htm">2 Chronicles 6:7-9</a></span><br />Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. / But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. / Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">2 Samuel 12:10</a></span><br />Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-3.htm">1 Kings 5:3</a></span><br />“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">2 Samuel 7:1-2</a></span><br />After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, / he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-8.htm">2 Chronicles 22:8</a></span><br />So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Acts 7:46-47</a></span><br />who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. / But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But God said to me, You shall not build an house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.</p><p class="hdg">Thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/17-4.htm">1 Chronicles 17:4</a></b></br> Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">1 Chronicles 22:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">2 Samuel 7:5-13</a></b></br> Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? 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Throughout the Old Testament, God often communicated His will to leaders and prophets, guiding the course of Israel's history. This divine directive underscores the importance of obedience to God's specific plans, as seen in other instances such as God's instructions to Moses and Joshua.<p><b>‘You are not to build a house for My Name</b><br>The "house" refers to the temple, a central place of worship for Israel. The temple was to be a symbol of God's presence among His people. David's desire to build the temple is recorded in <a href="/2_samuel/7.htm">2 Samuel 7</a>, but God had different plans, choosing Solomon, David's son, for this task. This decision highlights the theme of divine sovereignty and the importance of God's timing and choice in fulfilling His purposes.<p><b>because you are a man of war</b><br>David's identity as a warrior king is well-documented, with numerous battles fought to establish and secure Israel's borders. His military campaigns were instrumental in unifying the nation and providing peace, yet they also defined his reign. This phrase suggests that the temple, a place of peace and worship, was to be built by someone whose life was not marked by warfare.<p><b>who has shed blood</b><br>The shedding of blood refers to David's involvement in battles and possibly his personal actions, such as the incident with Uriah the Hittite (2 Samuel 11). While David was a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>), his life was marked by violence, which God deemed unsuitable for the builder of His temple. This decision reflects the biblical principle that certain roles and tasks are reserved for those who embody specific qualities, in this case, peace and rest, which Solomon represented. Solomon's name itself is derived from "shalom," meaning peace, further emphasizing his suitability for building the temple.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who desired to build a temple for the Lord. Known for his heart after God, but also for being a warrior king.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who communicates His will to David, emphasizing His holiness and the importance of His plans.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>David's son, who is chosen by God to build the temple, representing peace and a new era for Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The house intended for God's Name, symbolizing His presence among His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple was to be built, central to Israel's worship and identity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_his_plans.htm">God's Sovereignty in His Plans</a></b><br>God has specific purposes and plans that may differ from our desires. David's heart was in the right place, but God's plan was different.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_peace_in_god's_work.htm">The Role of Peace in God's Work</a></b><br>Solomon, a man of peace, was chosen to build the temple, highlighting the importance of peace in fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_role_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Understanding Our Role in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>Like David, we may have roles that prepare the way for others. Recognizing and accepting our part in God's plan is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>The temple was to be a holy place for God's Name. Our lives, as temples of the Holy Spirit, should reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_timing.htm">Trusting God's Timing</a></b><br>David had to trust God's timing and plan for the temple. We must also trust God's timing in our lives and ministries.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_david's_temple_ban_reason_given.htm">Why does God forbid David from building the temple in 1 Chronicles 22:8 but never give that explicit reason in the parallel accounts (e.g., 2 Samuel 7)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_28_11-12_divine_or_human.htm">How can we confirm the temple blueprint in 1 Chronicles 28:11-12 is divine revelation, not human design, based on historical and archaeological evidence of ancient temples?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">But God said unto me.</span>--The emphasis lies on the word <span class= "ital">God,</span> which is in direct contrast with the "I--in my heart it was," of <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm" title="Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:">1Chronicles 28:2</a>. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm" title="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.">1Chronicles 22:8</a>, of which this verse is a summary.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - The contents of this verse are stated, as already seen, even more forcibly in <a href="/1_chronicles/22-8.htm">1 Chronicles 22:8</a>; while far less forcibly in <a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">2 Samuel 7:5</a>; <a href="/1_kings/5-5.htm">1 Kings 5:5</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">but God</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣מַר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘You are not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to build</span><br /><span class="heb">תִבְנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḇ·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a house</span><br /><span class="heb">בַ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for My Name,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֖תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֧ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of war</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמ֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who has spilled</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·p̄ā·ḵə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blood.’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">1 Chronicles 28:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 28:3 But God said to me You shall (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 28:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 28:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>