KJV ORIGINAL
Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
However, you will not be the one to build the temple; instead, your son who will be born to you, he will build the temple for my name.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling David that while he won't build the temple himself, his son will have that honor.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, King David of Israel desired to build a permanent temple for God, but the Lord instructed him through the prophet Nathan that he would not be the one to do it because he had been a man of war. Instead, God promised that David's son, Solomon, would build the temple as a house for God's name, which is what Solomon is recalling during his prayer at the temple's dedication in 2 Chronicles 6.
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