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Then David called Solomon his son and commanded him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel. David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house for the name of the Lord my God, but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You shall not build a house for My name because you have shed much blood on the earth before Me.

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