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

2Nathan told David, “Do everything you have in mind, because God is with you.” 3But that same night God spoke his word to Nathan: “Say to David, my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You must not build this house for me to live in. 5I haven’t lived in a house from the day I brought Israel out ⌞of Egypt⌟ to this day, but I’ve gone from tent site to tent site, moving the tent ⌞of meeting⌟ from one location ⌞to another⌟. 6In all the places I’ve moved with all Israel, did I ever ask any of the judges of Israel whom I ordered to be shepherds of my people why they didn’t build 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and tellאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Thou shalt not buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• me an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• to dwell inיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:4

• Isaiah 55:8“My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,” declares the Lord.
• Romans 11:33God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways.
• 1 Chronicles 22:7David told his son Solomon, “I had my heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, my God.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2David stood in front of them and said, “Listen to me, my relatives and subjects. I had my heart set on building the temple where the ark of the Lord’s promise could be placed. This temple would be a stool for our God’s feet, and I have made preparations to build it.
• 2 Samuel 7:4But that same night the Lord spoke his word to Nathan:
• 1 Kings 8:19But you must not build the temple. Instead, your own son will build the temple for my name.’
• 2 Chronicles 6:8However, the Lord said to my father David, ‘Since you had your heart set on building a temple for my name, your intentions were good.

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