Verse 3

“You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the LORD his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the LORD subdued his enemies.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 28:3 : 3 But God said to me,‘You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’
  • 1 Chr 22:8 : 8 But this was the LORD’S message to me:‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.
  • Josh 10:24 : 24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
  • 2 Sam 7:5-9 : 5 “Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in? 6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent. 7 Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of their leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,“Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’ 8 “So now, say this to my servant David:‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel. 9 I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.
  • 1 Chr 22:4-6 : 4 and more cedar logs than could be counted.(The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.) 5 David said,“My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for the LORD must be especially magnificent so it will become famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died. 6 He summoned his son Solomon and charged him to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel.
  • 2 Chr 6:6-8 : 6 But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’ 7 Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel. 8 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
  • Ps 8:6 : 6 you appoint them to rule over your creation; you have placed everything under their authority,
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 A psalm of David. Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”
  • Mal 4:3 : 3 You will trample on the wicked, for they will be like ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
  • Eph 1:22 : 22 And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things.