But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
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Gill's Exposition
But the word of the Lord came to me,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum, by the mouth of Nathan the prophet:
saying; as follows, which though not expressed in the book of Samuel before referred…
Barnes' Notes
The word of the Lord came to me ... - Not by Nathan 1Ch 17:4-15, but on some other occasion 1Ch 28:3. On the bloody character of David’s wars, see 2Sa 8:2, 2Sa 8:5; 2Sa 10:18; 2Sa 12:31; and 1Ki…
Adam Clarke
Thou hast shed blood abundantly - Heathens, Jews, and Christians, have all agreed that soldiers of any kind should have nothing to do with Divine offices. Shedding of human blood but ill comports with…
Though Solomon was young and tender, he was capable of receiving instructions, which his father accordingly gave him, concerning the work for which he was designed. When David came to the throne he…
Cambridge Bible
Thou hast shed blood abundantly Cp. 1Ch 28:3; in 1Ki 5:3 Solomon tells Hiram that David wished to build a temple, but was hindered from his design by war.
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