1 Chronicles 17:3

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

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 Now when David dwelt 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: You shall not build me a house to dwell in.

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