"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."
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Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
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.
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 to me, Thou shalt not build a house unto my name, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
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, Thou shalt not build a 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.
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.