1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 17:4 records God's same command not to build the temple — the direct source of this prohibition.

1 Chronicles 22:8 expands the reason: David's bloodshed from great wars prevents him from building the temple.

2 Samuel 7:5-13 is the original revelation that David's son, not David, will build God's house.

1 Kings 5:3 Parallel

1 Kings 5:3 confirms David could not build because of warfare, echoing the same reason from God's word.

2 Chronicles 6:8 acknowledges David's good intention to build, even though God prevented him.

2 Chronicles 6:9 directly states the prohibition and adds that Solomon will build the temple.

Acts 7:46 Parallel

Acts 7:46 summarizes David's desire to build a dwelling for God, which God denied as per 1 Chronicles 28:3.