1 Chronicles 17:2

1 Chronicles 17:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:2

1After 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.” And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” 3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4“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.

1 Chronicles 17:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

• And Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• And Nathanאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• replied toאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• is with youעִם‛im · withH5973

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:2

• 1 Chronicles 22:7“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
• 1 Chronicles 28:2Then 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,
• Joshua 9:14Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• Psalms 20:4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
• 1 Corinthians 13:9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
• 1 Samuel 10:7When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
• 2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
• Zechariah 8:23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
• Luke 1:28The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15David 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Ch 17:1-10. David Forbidden to Build God a House. 1. as David sat in his house--The details of this chapter were given in nearly similar terms (2Sa 7:1-29). The date was towards the latter end of David's reign, for it is expressly said in the former book to have been at the cessation of all his wars. But as to narrate the preparations for the removal of the ark and the erection of the temple was the principal object of the historian, the exact chronology…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:2

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Nathan
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings