1 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, âHere I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.â
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Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
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Now when David lived in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, âBehold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent. â
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When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. âLook,â David said, âI am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the LORD âs Covenant is out there under a tent!â
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After the king had made himself at home, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am comfortable in a luxurious palace of cedar and the Chest of the Covenant of God sits under a tent."
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And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
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When David was living in his house, he said to the prophet Nathan, "I'm living in a house made of cedar, while the ark of the LORD's promise is inside a tent."
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When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord's covenant is under tent curtains."
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David settled down in his palace. Then he spoke to the prophet Nathan. He said, "Here I am, living in a palace that has beautiful cedar walls. But the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent."
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1 Chronicles 17:1 In-Context
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After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, âHere I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.â
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Nathan replied to David, âWhatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.â
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But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:
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âGo and tell my servant David, âThis is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
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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.