New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 17:3
3But it happened that same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
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
1And it came about, when David lived in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent curtains.” 2Then Nathan said to David, “Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.” But it happened that same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4“Go and tell David My servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in; 5for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from one dwelling place to another.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:3 word by word
וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:3
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Now hear My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, will make Myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream.
- 2 Kings 20:1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your house in order, for you are going to die and not live.’”
- Isaiah 30:21Your ears will hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
- Amos 3:7Certainly the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan 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
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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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