1 Chronicles 17:3

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

1 Chronicles 17:3 in Other Translations

3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

3 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,

3 But that same night God said to Nathan,

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

3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

3 But that same night God spoke his word to Nathan:

3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan:

3 That night a message came to Nathan from God. He said,

1 Chronicles 17:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:3

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).

1 Chronicles 17:3 In-Context

1 After David was settled in 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 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”

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

4 “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.

5 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another.