1 Chronicles 17:5

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

⁴ “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

⁶ In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

⁷ Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
KJV: 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.
WEB: for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another.
ASV: for I have not dwelt in a 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].
DARBY: for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].
BLB: For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought up Israel [out of Egypt], even to this day, and I have been from tent to tent, and from the Dwelling Place.

ÅB: Jeg har jo ikke bodd i hus fra den dag jeg førte Israel opp, og til denne dag, men jeg vandret fra telt til telt og fra tabernakel til tabernakel[^1].
OTB: For jeg har ikke bodd i et hus siden den dagen jeg førte Israel opp til denne dag,
men jeg har gått fra telt til telt, og fra ett bosted til et annet.
B1930: Jeg har jo ikke bodd i hus fra den dag jeg førte Israel op, og til denne dag, men jeg vandret fra telt til telt og fra tabernakel til tabernakel. / < idet tabernaklet blev flyttet fra et sted til et annet.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 7:6
For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
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Isaiah 66:1–2
This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
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1 Kings 8:16
‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
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Exodus 40:2–3
“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
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2 Chronicles 2:6
But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?
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1 Kings 8:4
and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.
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Acts 7:44–50
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
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2 Samuel 6:17
So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
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