1 Chronicles 17:3

1 Chronicles 17:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
• English Standard Version (ESV)But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But it happened that night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:3

1When David had settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under tent curtains.” 2So Nathan told David, “Do all that is on your mind, for God is with you.” But that night the word of God came to Nathan: 4“Go to David my servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. 5From the time I brought Israel out of Egypt until today I have not dwelt in a house; instead, I have moved from one tent site to another, and from one tabernacle location to another.

1 Chronicles 17:3 word by word

וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass the same nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• that the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• came to Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:3

• Numbers 12:6he said: “Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the Lord, I make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
• 2 Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
• Isaiah 30:21and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
• Amos 3:7Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his counsel to his servants the prophets.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:3

• 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 17:3

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• God
• Nathan
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• 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