The king rises and explains

David Entrusts the Temple Plan · 1 Chronicles 28

Story guide: David stands to explain his preparation and why he cannot build the house. Representative models visualize future patterns; their appearance and workshop setting are contextual.

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2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Hear me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations to build it.”

3But God said to me, ‘You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of wars and have shed blood.’

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