1 Chronicles 17:2

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.
• 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.”
• 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

1After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.” 3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 4“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.

1 Chronicles 17:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in thine heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• for Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

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 for the Name of the Lord my God.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my fellow Israelites, my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it.
• Joshua 9:14The Israelites sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
• Psalms 20:4May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
• 1 Corinthians 13:9For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
• 1 Samuel 10:7Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
• 2 Samuel 7:3Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”
• Zechariah 8:23This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’ ”
• Luke 1:28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:2

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Nathan
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Nathan (1)

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