1 Chronicles 22:5

22:5 David said, “My son Solomon is just an inexperienced young man, 1  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. 2  Therefore I will make preparations for its construction.” So David made extensive preparations before he died.

1 Chronicles 22:8

22:8 But the Lord said to me: 3  ‘You have spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles. You must not build a temple to honor me, 4  for you have spilled a great deal of blood on the ground before me.

1 tn Heb “a young man and tender.”

2 tn Heb “and the house to build to make exceedingly great for a name and for splendor for all the lands.”

3 tn Heb “and the word of the Lord was [i.e., came] to me saying.”

4 tn Heb “for my name.”