New King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:6
6Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar–’ ” ’
1 Chronicles 17:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
- New International Version (NIV)Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’
- English Standard Version (ESV)In all places where I have moved with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet no matter where I have gone with the Israelites, I have never once complained to Israel’s leaders, the shepherds of my people. I have never asked them, “Why haven’t you built me a beautiful cedar house?”’
Context of 1 Chronicles 17:6
4“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. 5For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel, even to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. Wherever I have moved about with all Israel, have I ever spoken a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar–’ ” ’ 7Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. 8And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:6 word by word
בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ הֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד֙ שֹׁפְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתִי לִרְע֥וֹת אֶת־עַמִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֛מָּה לֹא־בְנִיתֶ֥ם לִ֖י בֵּ֥ית אֲרָזִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Wheresoever I have walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- with all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- I a wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- to anyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- of the judgesשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
- whom I commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- to feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Why have ye not builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
- me an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:6
- Exodus 33:14And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- Exodus 40:35And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
- Leviticus 26:11I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.
- Numbers 10:33So they departed from the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.
- Deuteronomy 23:14For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
- Revelation 2:1“To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands:
- Judges 2:16Nevertheless, the Lord raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them.
- 1 Samuel 12:11And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.
- 2 Samuel 7:7Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ” ’
- Acts 13:20“After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
- 1 Chronicles 11:2Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.’ ”
- Psalms 78:71From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
- Jeremiah 23:4I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
- Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
- Micah 5:4And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth;
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:6
- 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. 66. spake I a word to any of the judges--In 2Sa 7:7 it is "any of the tribes" of Israel. Both are included. But the judges "who were commanded to feed the people," form the more suitable antithesis to David. Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?--that is, a solid and magnificent temple.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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