1 Chronicles 22:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.

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  • 1 Chr 28:3 : 3 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;
  • 1 Kgs 5:3 : 3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.
  • 2 Sam 7:5-9 : 5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me? 6 For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent. 7 In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar? 8 Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel: 9 And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth. 10 And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first, 11 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.
  • 1 Chr 17:4-9 : 4 Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place: 5 For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent to tent, and from living-place to living-place. 6 In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar? 7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel; 8 And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name like the name of the greatest ones of the earth. 9 And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in the place which is theirs and never again be moved; and never again will they be made waste by evil men, as they were at first, 10 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.
  • Num 31:20 : 20 And every bit of clothing, and anything made of leather or goats' hair or wood, you are to make clean.
  • Num 31:24 : 24 And on the seventh day, after washing your clothing, you will be clean, and then you may come into the tent-circle.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 28:2-3
    2 verses
    91%

    2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.

    3 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;

  • 1 Kgs 8:16-20
    5 verses
    85%

    16 From the day when I took my people Israel out of Egypt, no town in all the tribes of Israel has been marked out by me for the building of a house for the resting-place of my name; but I made selection of David to be king over my people Israel.

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

    19 But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

    20 And the Lord has made his word come true; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 22:5-7
    3 verses
    83%

    5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.

    6 Then he sent for his son Solomon, and gave him orders for the building of a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

    7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-10
    4 verses
    83%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

    9 But you yourself will not be the builder of the house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

    10 And the Lord has kept his word; for I have taken my father David's place on the seat of the kingdom of Israel, as the Lord gave his word; and I have made the house for the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 17:4
    79%

    4 Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

  • 1 Kgs 5:5
    78%

    5 And so it is my purpose to make a house for the name of the Lord my God, as he said to David my father, Your son, whom I will make king in your place, will be the builder of a house for my name.

  • 1 Kgs 5:3
    78%

    3 You have knowledge that David my father was not able to make a house for the name of the Lord his God, because of the wars which were round him on every side, till the Lord put all those who were against him under his feet.

  • 1 Chr 22:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9 But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet;

    10 He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 2 Sam 7:5
    76%

    5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

  • 1 Chr 28:6
    74%

    6 And he said to me, Solomon your son will be the builder of my house and the open spaces round it; for I have taken him to be my son, and I will be his father.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    74%

    27 For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

  • 1 Chr 28:10
    74%

    10 Now then, take note; for the Lord has made selection of you to be the builder of a house for the holy place. Be strong and do it.

  • 1 Kgs 8:27
    74%

    27 But is it truly possible that God may be housed on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place; how much less this house which I have made!

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
    74%

    38 And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • 1 Kgs 6:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 (And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

    12 About this house which you are building: if you will keep my laws and give effect to my decisions and be guided by my rules, I will give effect to my word which I gave to David your father.

  • 1 Chr 29:1
    73%

    1 And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

  • 1 Kgs 8:13
    73%

    13 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    73%

    7 In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?

  • 1 Chr 17:6
    73%

    6 In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, whom I made the keepers of my people, Why have you not made for me a house of cedar?

  • 1 Chr 17:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against you; and I will make you great and the head of a line of kings.

    11 And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, one of your sons, and I will make his kingdom strong.

    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 2 Chr 2:6
    73%

    6 But who may have strength enough to make a house for him, seeing that the heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be his resting-place? who am I then to make a house for him? But I am building it only for the burning of perfume before him.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    73%

    2 So I have made for you a living-place, a house in which you may be for ever present.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    73%

    1 Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

  • 1 Chr 17:25
    73%

    25 For you, O my God, have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings; and so it has come into your servant's heart to make his prayer to you.

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    72%

    18 But is it truly possible that God may be housed with men on earth? see, heaven and the heaven of heavens are not wide enough to be your resting-place: how much less this house which I have made:

  • 2 Sam 7:13
    72%

    13 He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • 2 Sam 7:11
    72%

    11 From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.

  • 2 Sam 12:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon.

    10 So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

  • 1 Chr 22:1
    72%

    1 Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

  • Acts 7:47
    71%

    47 But Solomon was the builder of his house.

  • 1 Kgs 9:3
    71%

    3 And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

  • 1 Kgs 2:36
    71%

    36 Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

  • 2 Sam 16:8
    71%

    8 The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.

  • 1 Chr 28:20
    71%

    20 And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.