1 Chronicles 17:4

1 Chronicles 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
• New International Version (NIV)“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:4

2And 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, “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. 5For 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. 6In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

1 Chronicles 17:4 word by word

לֵ֤ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣יד עַבְדִּ֔י כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יִת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃Read the interlinear

• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and tellאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• and tellאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• My servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• that this is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• are notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• the one to buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• in which to dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:4

• Isaiah 55:8“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.
• Romans 11:33O, 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“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,
• 2 Samuel 7:4But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
• 1 Kings 8:19Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But 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.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:4

• 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 17:4

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• David
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Dwell
• Genealogy
• Nathan (1)
• Port; Porter

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