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In this thoroughly enigmatic chapter David does not build the temple and it is quite unclear why.<\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, David obliquely implies that he would build a temple for God: \u201chere I am dwelling in a house of cedar, while the ark of the Lord abides in a tent,\u201d says the king. Nathan the prophet replies that David should \u201cdo whatever he has in mind.\u201d God then appears to Nathan in a lengthy prophecy, the conclusion of which is that David\u2019s son, and not David himself will build a temple. However, God does not give a clear or explicit reason why David is disqualified from doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n

The enigma is compounded by the retelling of the story in the book of Chronicles where David himself tells his son that God told him the reason why he would not build the Temple: \u201cthe word of the Lord came to me, saying, \u201cYou have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars; you shall not build a house unto My name, because you have shed much blood upon the earth in My sight.\u201d (I Chronicles 22:6-10). In Chronicles David repeats this reason to the people, but there is no hint of it in today\u2019s chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Da\u2019at Mikra<\/span><\/i> commentary points out that the word <\/span>\u201cbayit,\u201d, <\/span><\/i>which can mean house, home or royal dynasty, appears 15 times in our chapter. Rabbi Amnon Bazak shows how God deflects David\u2019s offer to build a house for God by promising to establish a royal house for David:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAre you the one to build a house for me to swell in? (v.5)… The Lord will establish a house for you.\u201d\u00a0 (v.11)<\/span><\/p>\n

The implication is that David\u2019s offer is premature. Until political stability and a cessation of inter-dynastic strife are ensured by a peaceful transfer of the kingship from father to son, it would be presumptuous to build a house for God. Peace and security for Israel are preconditions for the existence of the Temple (Talmud Sanhedrin 20b).<\/span><\/p>\n

This insightful reading draws out from God \u2018s opaque prophecy to Nathan a compelling reason why David is not to build a house for God. But what then of the alternate justification given in Chronicles? Perhaps they are not contradictory. The political abstraction that dynastic stability should come before God\u2019s house receives personal expression in David\u2019s understanding that he has shed too much blood to build the Temple.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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