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.
• New International Version (NIV)Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”
• 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.”

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:2

1When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant is out there under a tent!” Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.” 3But that same night God said to Nathan, 4“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live 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 22:7“My son, I wanted to build a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my God,” David told him.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2David rose to his feet and said: “My brothers and my people! It was my desire to build a Temple where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, God’s footstool, could rest permanently. I made the necessary preparations for building it,
• Joshua 9:14So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
• Psalms 20:4May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed.
• 1 Corinthians 13:9Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture!
• 1 Samuel 10:7After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you.
• 2 Samuel 7:3Nathan replied to the king, “Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.”
• Zechariah 8:23“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
• Luke 1:28Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! 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
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy

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