Verse 8
1 Chronicles 22:8
World English Bible, British Edition
8
But the LORD’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly
and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on
the earth in my sight.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֨י עָלַ֤/י דְּבַר יְהוָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר דָּ֤ם לָ/רֹב֙ שָׁפַ֔כְתָּ וּ/מִלְחָמ֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת עָשִׂ֑יתָ לֹֽא תִבְנֶ֥ה בַ֨יִת֙ לִ/שְׁמִ֔/י כִּ֚י דָּמִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים שָׁפַ֥כְתָּ אַ֖רְצָ/ה לְ/פָנָֽ/י
English Translation
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, "You have shed much blood and have fought great battles; you shall not build a house for My name, for you have shed much blood on the earth before Me."
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Chapter 22 Context
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3
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6
Then he called for Solomon his son, and commanded him to build a house
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7
David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build
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8
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and have made great wars. Yo...
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give him rest from all his e...
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10
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be his father; and I will esta...
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
of the gold, the silver, the bronze, and the iron, there is no number.
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17
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18
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