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1 Chronicles 17:2
2And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with 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.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:2
1Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent." And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you." 3But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 4"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell 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 22:7David said to Solomon, "My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said: "Hear me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God, and I made preparations for building.
- Joshua 9:14So the men took some of their provisions, but did not ask counsel from the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart."
- Psalms 20:4May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!
- 1 Corinthians 13:9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
- 1 Samuel 10:7Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
- 2 Samuel 7:3And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you."
- Zechariah 8:23Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
- Luke 1:28And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, 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
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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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