1 Chronicles 17:1

1 When David moved into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a palace made of cedar, but the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord sits in 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 When David moved into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a palace made of cedar, but the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord sits in a tent."

2 Nathan said to David, "Do what you want to do, because God is with you."

3 But that night God spoke his word to Nathan, saying,

4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.

5 From the time I brought Israel out of Egypt until now I have not lived in a house. I have moved from one tent site to another and from one place to another.