KJV
ASV
3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
ESV
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.'
ERVEN
3. But God said to me, 'No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.'
NLT
3. but God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.'
WEB
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.
NET
3. But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'
NLV
3. But God said to me, 'You must not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and blood.'
HCSB
3. but God said to me, 'You are not to build a house for My name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
YLT
3. and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou [art], and blood thou hast shed.
LITV
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house to My name, for you are a man of battles, and you have shed blood.
RV
3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
NCV
3. But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple for worshiping me, because you are a soldier and have killed many people.'
MKJV
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.
AKJV
3. But God said to me, You shall not build an house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
LXXEN
3. but God said, Thou shalt not build me a house to call my name upon it, for thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
KJV
3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast shed blood.
AMP
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house for My Name [and Presence], because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.
KJVP
3. But God H430 said H559 VQQ3MS unto me , Thou shalt not H3808 NADV build H1129 a house H1004 for my name H8034 , because H3588 CONJ thou H859 PPRO-2MS [ hast ] [ been ] a man H376 NMS of war H4421 , and hast shed H8210 blood H1818 .
YLT
3. and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou [art], and blood thou hast shed.
ASV
3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build a house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
WEB
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.
NASB
3. But God said to me, 'You may not build a house in my honor, for you are a man who fought wars and shed blood.'
ESV
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.'
RV
3. But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou art a man of war, and hast shed blood.
RSV
3. But God said to me, `You may not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
NKJV
3. "But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for My name, because you [have been] a man of war and have shed blood.'
MKJV
3. But God said to me, You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.
AKJV
3. But God said to me, You shall not build an house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
NRSV
3. But God said to me, 'You shall not build a house for my name, for you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
NIV
3. But God said to me,`You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.'
NIRV
3. But God said to me, 'You are not the one who will build a house for my Name. That is because you are a fighting man. You have spilled people's blood.'
NLT
3. but God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.'
MSG
3. God said to me, 'You may not build a house to honor me--you've done too much fighting--killed too many people.'
GNB
3. but he has forbidden me to do it, because I am a soldier and have shed too much blood.
NET
3. But God said to me, 'You must not build a temple to honor me, for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.'
ERVEN
3. But God said to me, 'No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.'