1 Chronicles 17:3

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

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!” 2Nathan replied to David, “Do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.” But 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. 5I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. My home has always been a tent, moving from one place to another in a Tabernacle.

1 Chronicles 17:3 word by word

וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass the same nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• that the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• came to Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:3

• Numbers 12:6And the Lord said to them, “Now listen to what I say: “If there were prophets among you, I, the Lord, would reveal myself in visions. I would speak to them in dreams.
• 2 Kings 20:1About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.”
• Isaiah 30:21Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
• Amos 3:7Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 17:3

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• God
• Nathan
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• 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