1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
In Context
3And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 8:19Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house, but thy son that has proceeded out of thy + 8:19 Gr. sides.bowels, he shall build the house to my name.
1 Chronicles 28:2And David stood in the midst of the assembly, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and a place for the feet of our Lord, and I prepared materials suitable for the building:
2 Chronicles 6:9Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; for thy son who shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
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 →