1 Chronicles 17:4
"Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus says the Lord, "You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
New Heart English 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
3It happened the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 8:19Nevertheless, you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.'
1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, "Hear me, my brothers, and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God; and I had prepared for the building.
2 Chronicles 6:9nevertheless you shall not build the house; but your son who shall come forth out of your body, he shall 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 past tracing out!
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 →