1 Chronicles 17:4

1 Chronicles 17:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
• New International Version (NIV)“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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

Context of 1 Chronicles 17:4

2And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 3And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 5for I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 6In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedar?

1 Chronicles 17:4 word by word

לֵ֤ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣יד עַבְדִּ֔י כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יִת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃Read the interlinear

• tellאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• buildבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 17:4

• Isaiah 55:8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
• Romans 11:33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
• 1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon his son, As for me, it was in my heart to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God.
• 1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
• 2 Samuel 7:4And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
• 1 Kings 8:19nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 17:4

• 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 17:4

• Nathan

In the dictionaries

• David
• Settle
• Subdue
• Accommodation
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Dwell
• Genealogy
• Nathan (1)
• Port; Porter

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