1 Chronicles 17:1

After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

2 And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

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BSB
After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”
KJV
Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
WEB
When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant is in a tent.”
ASV
And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
DARBY
And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah under curtains.
BLB
And it came to pass, as David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of YHWH [is] under curtains.”
ÅB
Som nå David bodde i sitt hus, sa han til profeten Natan: Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre mens Herrens pakts-ark bor under telttepper.
OTB
Og det skjedde, da David bodde i sitt hus, at David sa til profeten Natan,
"Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre,
men Herrens paktsark er under teltgardiner."
B1930
Som nu David bodde i sitt hus, sa han til profeten Natan: Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre mens Herrens pakts-ark bor under telttepper.

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