1Ch 22:8 | TNotes | STEP | 22:8 God did not allow David to build the Temple because he had shed so much blood (cp. 1 Kgs 5:3-4 ). David’s wars were not unethical, and God had blessed and supported them. However, David had been tainted with a kind of ceremonial uncleanness from the blood he had shed and the deaths he had caused in battle (see 1 Chr 28:3 ; cp. Gen 4:10-12 ; Lev 17:3-4 ; Deut 21:1-9 ; Matt 27:24-25 ). Accordingly, he could not build a holy sanctuary for the Lord.

b1 Kgs 5:3-4►

c1 Chr 28:3►

dGen 4:10-12►

eLev 17:3-4►

fDeut 21:1-9►

gMatt 27:24-25►

‏ 1 Chronicles 22:8

22:8 ^a God did not allow David to build the Temple because he had shed so much blood (cp. 1 Kgs 5:3-4 ^b). David’s wars were not unethical, and God had blessed and supported them. However, David had been tainted with a kind of ceremonial uncleanness from the blood he had shed and the deaths he had caused in battle (see 1 Chr 28:3 ^c; cp. Gen 4:10-12 ^d; Lev 17:3-4 ^e; Deut 21:1-9 ^f; Matt 27:24-25 ^g). Accordingly, he could not build a holy sanctuary for the Lord.