King David Is Forbidden to Build the First Israelite Temple to G-d
The time finally came for David to do right by his promise and desire to build G-d a House, but as he was readying himself to do so, Nathan the prophet came with unsettling news.
1 Chronicles 17:3-4
But that night the word of G-d came to Nathan, saying, “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the L-RD says: ‘You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.’”
G-d told David that he was not allowed to build His House, due to the blood that was spilled during his lifetime. G-d’s House has to be built in peaceful conditions, and so David was promised that his son, Solomon, or “Shlomo” in Hebrew will be the one to finish the task. You can hear in the name “Shlomo” the word “Shalom”, which indicates Peace, Harmony, and Wholeness.
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But that night the word of G-d came to Nathan, saying, “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the L-RD says: ‘You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.’”
וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר-אֱלֹקים אֶל-נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר: "לֵ֤ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל-דָּוִ֣יד עַבְדִּ֔י כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר ה' לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה-לִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יִת לָשָֽׁבֶת":
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