1 Kings 8:19
Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Nevertheless, thou shall not build the house,.... Which is implied in the question in Sa2 7:5.
but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name; which is…
Here, I. Solomon encourages the priests, who came out of the temple from their ministration, much astonished at the dark cloud that overshadowed them. The disciples of Christ feared when they entered…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thou shalt not build the house It was not necessary for Solomon to add the reasons given in 1Ch 22:8, -Thou hast shed blood abundantly and hast made great wars."
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