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1 Chronicles 17:2
2Nathan replied to David, ‘Do what you think is right. God will help you.’
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
1King David was living in his palace. One day, he said to Nathan the prophet, ‘Now I am living in a beautiful palace that is made of cedar wood. But the Lord's Covenant Box is still in a tent.’ Nathan replied to David, ‘Do what you think is right. God will help you.’ 3But that night God said to Nathan, 4‘Go and tell my servant David, “The Lord says this: You are not the right man to build a house for me to live in.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:2 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:2
- 1 Chronicles 22:7He said to Solomon, ‘My son, I really wanted to build a house for the Lord my God, to give honour to him.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2King David stood up and he said, ‘Listen to me, my people. I wanted to build a house where we could put the Lord's Covenant Box. It would be like a place for our God to rest his feet. I prepared the things that I would need to build a temple.
- Joshua 9:14The Israelite men tasted some of the Gibeonites' food, but they did not ask the Lord what they should do.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Do not look at how handsome or how tall Eliab is. I have not chosen him. The Lord does not look at people in the way that people do. People look at the face and body of a person. But the Lord sees what they are like inside.’
- Psalms 20:4May God give to you all the things that you really want. He will help you to do everything that you want to do.
- 1 Corinthians 13:9At this time, we know only a part of everything. We can only speak a part of God's whole message.
- 1 Samuel 10:7After you see these things happen, you must do whatever seems right to you. God will be with you.
- 2 Samuel 7:3Nathan replied to the king, ‘Do what you think is right. The Lord will help you.’
- Zechariah 8:23‘Then, ten men from foreign countries will hold the coat of one Jew,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘They will say, “People have told us that the Lord is with you. So we want to go with you.” ’
- Luke 1:28Gabriel went to Mary and said, ‘Hello, Mary. The Lord God loves you very much. He is very near to 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
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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
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