1 Chronicles 17:4

Translations

Modern

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

Traditional

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

Literal

“Go and tell unto David My servant, thus says YHWH: You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

Latin

Vade, et loquere David servo meo: Hæc dicit Dominus: Non ædificabis tu mihi domum ad habitandum.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

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 God’s Promised Kingdom The Promise of Dynasty

Related verses

1 Chronicles 28:2–3
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
1 Kings 8:19
Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
2 Samuel 7:4–5
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
Isaiah 55:8–9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
Romans 11:33–34
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
1 Chronicles 22:7–8
“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
2 Chronicles 6:8–9
But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.

Parallels

2 Samuel 7:1–17

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Genealogy Nathan

Topics

Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: His Message to David Concerning the Building of a Temple

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