1 Chronicles 17:3

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

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 And as David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh [is] under tent curtains."

2 And Nathan said to David, "Whatever [is] in your heart, do, for God [is] with you."

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

4 "Go and say to David my servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You [are] not to build a house for me to live [in],

5 for I have not lived in a house from the day that I brought out Israel unto this day. I have been from tent to tent and from tabernacle [to tabernacle].