1 Chronicles 17:1
Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold I dwell in a house of cedar : and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee.
Cross References
Exodus 26:1And thou shalt make the tabernacle in this manner: Thou shalt make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and violet and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, diversified with embroidery.
2 Samuel 6:17And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord.
2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
1 Kings 1:8But Sadoc the priest, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Rei, and the strength of David's army was not with Adonias.
1 Kings 1:44And hath sent with him Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaias the son of Joiada, and the Cerethi, and Phelethi, and they have set him upon the king's mule.
1 Chronicles 15:1He made also houses for himself in the city of David: and built a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tabernacle for it.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 17:1
This excellent chapter is the same with 2 Sam. vii. It will be worth while to look back upon what was there said upon it. Two things in general we have in it:—I. God's gracious acceptance of David's purpose to build him a house, and the promise he made thereupon, ver. 1-15 . II. David's gracious acceptance of God's good promise to build him a house, and the prayer he made thereupon, ver. 16-27 . Read the whole commentary →