1 Chronicles 17:3
That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
In Context
2Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”
4“Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
Cross References
2 Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’”
Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, unless he reveals 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 →