1 Chronicles 28:1-3

New American Standard Bible

David’s Address about the Temple

28 Now ^(A)David assembled at Jerusalem all the officials of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, and the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and the overseers of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, with the officials and ^(B)the mighty men, all the valiant warriors. ² Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; ^[a]I ^(C)had intended to build a ^[b]permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for ^(D)the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it. ³ But God said to me, ‘^(E)You shall not build a house for My name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.’