1 Chronicles 17:4
“Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: You will not build me a house in which to live.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
3But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 8:19Nevertheless you will not build the house; instead, your son, one who will be born from your loins, will build the house for my name.'
1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was my intention to build a temple for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; a footstool for our God, and I have made preparations to build it.
2 Chronicles 6:9Nevertheless, you must not build the house; instead, your son, one who will come from your loins, will build the house for my name.'
Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering! 1
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 →