2 Chronicles 6:9
New International Version
Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

New Living Translation
but you are not the one to do it. One of your own sons will build the Temple to honor me.’

English Standard Version
Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Nevertheless you shall not build the temple, but your son who will come from your body, he shall build the temple for My name.’

New American Standard Bible
Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’

NASB 1995
‘Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’

NASB 1977
‘Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you, he shall build the house for My name.’

Legacy Standard Bible
Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come forth from your loins, he shall build the house for My name.’

Amplified Bible
Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he shall build the house for My Name.’

Christian Standard Bible
Yet, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own offspring, will build the temple for my name.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own offspring, will build the temple for My name.”

American Standard Version
nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But you shall not build a house, but your son who proceeds from your loins shall build a house for my name.’

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; for thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

Contemporary English Version
But you're not the one to do it. Your son will build the temple to honor me."

Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.

English Revised Version
nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But you must not build the temple. Instead, your own son will build the temple for my name.'

Good News Translation
but you will never build it. It is your son, your own son, who will build my temple.'

International Standard Version
Nevertheless, you are not to build the Temple, but your son who will be born to you is to build a temple for my name.'

JPS Tanakh 1917
nevertheless thou shalt not build the house, but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for My name.

Literal Standard Version
but you do not build the house, for your son who comes forth out from your loins, he builds the house for My Name.

Majority Standard Bible
Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

New American Bible
But it is not you who will build the house, but your son, who comes from your loins: he shall build the house for my name.

NET Bible
But you will not build the temple; your very own son will build the temple for my honor.'

New Revised Standard Version
nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

New Heart English Bible
nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

World English Bible
nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’

Young's Literal Translation
but thou dost not build the house, for thy son who cometh forth out from thy loins, he doth build the house for My name.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Solomon Praises the LORD
8But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart. 9Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’ 10Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:8
But the LORD said to my father David, 'Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

2 Chronicles 6:10
Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.


Treasury of Scripture

Notwithstanding you shall not build the house; but your son which shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the house for my name.

thy son

2 Samuel 7:12,13
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom…

1 Chronicles 17:4,11,12
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: …

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(9) Notwithstanding thou shalt not build.--Only thou, thou shalt not build; with stress on the pronoun.

But thy son.--Heb., for thy son; so LXX.; Kings, "but;" and so some MSS. and the Syriac, Vulg., and Arabic here. Otherwise the whole verse is as in Kings.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Nevertheless,
רַ֣ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

you
אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the one to build [it];
תִבְנֶ֖ה (ṯiḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

but
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

your son,
בִנְךָ֙ (ḇin·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

your own offspring,
הַיּוֹצֵ֣א (hay·yō·w·ṣê)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

will build
יִבְנֶ֥ה (yiḇ·neh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

the house
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

for My Name.’
לִשְׁמִֽי׃ (liš·mî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name


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OT History: 2 Chronicles 6:9 Nevertheless you shall not build the house (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)
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