1 Chronicles 17:3
Now that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
In Context
2And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee.
4Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.
Cross References
2 Kings 20:1In those days Ezechias was sick unto death: and Isaias the son of Amos the prophet came and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Give charge concerning thy house, for thou shalt die, and not live.
Amos 3:7For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
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 →