1 Chronicles 17:1

The Lord’s Covenant with David

1 ¹Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent. ”

1 Chronicles 17:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:2

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).

1 Chronicles 17:1 In-Context

1 Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent. ”

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

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

4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.

5 For I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling.

Cross References

• 1. 17:1 For ver. 1-27, see 2 Sam. 7:1-29