1 Chronicles 17:1

Translations

Modern

After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

Traditional

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.

Literal

And it came to pass, as David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of YHWH is under curtains.”

Latin

Cum autem habitaret David in domo sua, dixit ad Nathan prophetam: Ecce ego habito in domo cedrina: arca autem fœderis Domini sub pellibus est.

Original

Hebrew

English

After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

Notes

1 Chronicles 17:1–15

David wanted to build a home for the ark as grand as his palace, but the Lord chose David’s heir, Solomon (1 Chronicles 22), to build the temple. Jerusalem was to be the only place of worship for all Israel.

1 Chronicles 17:1–27

The larger section (1 Chronicles 13:1–17:27) ends with Nathan's prophecy about David and David's prayer of thanks.

Theme notes and profiles

David The Promise of Dynasty

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1 Chronicles 17:5
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
1 Chronicles 15:1
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
2 Chronicles 6:7–9
Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Jeremiah 22:15
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
Haggai 1:9
You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
Exodus 40:19–21
Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Psalm 132:5
…until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
Haggai 1:4
“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
Daniel 4:29–30
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
2 Samuel 6:17
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Daniel 4:4
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
1 Chronicles 16:1
So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Parallels

2 Samuel 7:1–17

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Nathan: Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Nathan

Topics

Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant of the Covenant Cedar used in David's Palace Liberality: David Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: His Message to David Concerning the Building of a Temple Ulam: Son of Sheresh

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