But God said to me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you are a man of war, and have shed blood.
      VII. He concluded with a charge to Solomon himself, 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles 28:10. He was much concerned that Solomon should be religious. He was to be a great man, but he must not think religion below him--a wise man, and this would be his wisdom. Observe,