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Explore similar Bible verses on 1 Kings 5:3 in English Standard Version

"“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet."

1Ch 22:8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.

1Ch 28:3 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.’

2Ch 2:3 And Solomon sent word to Hiram the king of Tyre: “As you dealt with David my father and sent him cedar to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.