1 Chronicles 17:4

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.

1 Chronicles 17:4 in Other Translations

4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

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

4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the LORD has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

4 "Go and tell my servant David, This is God's word on the matter: You will not build me a 'house' to live in.

4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

4 "Say to David, my servant, 'This is what the LORD says: You must not build this house for me to live in.

4 "Go to David My servant and say, 'This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build Me a house to dwell in.

4 "Go and speak to my servant David. Tell him, 'The LORD says, "You are not the one who will build me a house to live in.

1 Chronicles 17:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 17:4

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).

1 Chronicles 17:4 In-Context

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.

6 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 28:3