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Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel.

And David said to Solomon, “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house unto the name of the Lord my God.

But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars. Thou shalt not build a house unto My name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in My sight.

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