1 Chronicles 17:14
And I will station him in my house and in my kingdom, even forever. And his throne will be very firm, in perpetuity.”
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In Context
15According to all these words, and according to this entire vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
Hebrews 3:6Yet truly, Christ is like a Son in his own house. We are that house, if we firmly retain the faithfulness and the glory of hope, even unto the end.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:2-16
God's Promise to David. ( b. c. 1042.) 1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. 2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: 5 For I have not dwelt in… Read the whole commentary →