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1 Chronicles 17:2
2Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
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
1After David settled in his place, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Look! I am living in a house of cedar, while the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai is under a tent.” Then Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” 3But that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 4“Go and tell David My servant, thus says Adonai, ‘You are not to build Me a house in which to dwell.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 17:2 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear
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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 Adonai my God.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people! As for me, it was in my heart to build a resting place for the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai and for the footstool of our God. So I made the preparations for the building.
- Joshua 9:14So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not seek counsel from Adonai’s mouth.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But Adonai said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have already refused him. For He does not see a man as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Adonai looks into the heart.”
- Psalms 20:4May He remember all your meal offerings and accept the fat of your burnt offering. Selah
- 1 Corinthians 13:9For we know in part and we prophesy in part;
- 1 Samuel 10:7Now when these signs happen to you, do for yourself what the occasion requires, for God is with you.
- 2 Samuel 7:3“Go, do all that is in your heart,” Nathan said to the king, “for Adonai is with you.”
- Zechariah 8:23Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, “In those days it will come to pass that ten men from every language of the nations will grasp the corner of the garment of a Jew saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
- Luke 1:28And coming to her, the angel said, “Shalom, favored one! Adonai 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
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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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