1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 28:2–3

2Then 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, 3but 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.’

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1 Chronicles 28:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Davidדָּוִ֤ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
roseוַיָּ֨קָםway·yā·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his feetרַגְלָ֔יוraḡ·lāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH7272 foot
and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Listen to meשְׁמָע֖וּנִיšə·mā·‘ū·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singularH8085 hear
my brothersאַחַ֣י’a·ḥayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH251 brother
and my peopleוְעַמִּ֑יwə·‘am·mîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
It was inעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
my heartלְבָבִ֡יlə·ḇā·ḇîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
a houseבֵּ֨יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
as a resting placeמְנוּחָ֜הmə·nū·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH4496 resting-place, rest
for the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla·’ă·rō·wnPreposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of the covenantבְּרִית־bə·rîṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant
of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and as a footstoolוְלַהֲדֹם֙wə·la·hă·ḏōmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1916 stool, footstool
for our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
I had made preparationsוַהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיwa·hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH3559 be firm
to build itלִבְנֽוֹת׃liḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build

1 Chronicles 28:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but Godוְהָאֱלֹהִים֙wə·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidאָ֣מַר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
You are notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to buildתִבְנֶ֥הṯiḇ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1129 build
a houseבַ֖יִתḇa·yiṯNoun - masculine singularH1004 house
for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֑יliš·mîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH8034 name
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
youאַ֖תָּה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
are a manאִ֧ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of warמִלְחָמ֛וֹתmil·ḥā·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4421 battle, war
who has shedשָׁפָֽכְתָּ׃šā·p̄ā·ḵə·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
bloodוְדָמִ֥יםwə·ḏā·mîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH1818 blood

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 28:2 Isaiah 66:1 · Psalm 99:5 · 1 Chronicles 17:1–2 · Lamentations 2:1

1 Chronicles 28:3 1 Chronicles 22:8 · 1 Chronicles 17:4 · 1 Kings 5:3 · 2 Chronicles 6:8–9 · 2 Samuel 7:5–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.