1 Chronicles 17:1
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.
2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3 And it came to pass the same night, that 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
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2 Chronicles 6:7–9
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
Read in context1 Chronicles 15:1
And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
Read in context1 Chronicles 17:5
For 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.
Read in contextDaniel 4:4
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
Read in contextHaggai 1:4
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Read in contextExodus 40:19–21
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Read in context2 Samuel 6:17
And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 132:5
Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.
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