1 Chronicles 17:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.”

1 Chronicles 17:12

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And since the time that I commanded judges {to be} over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go {to be} with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took {it} from {him} that was before thee:

But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

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1 Chronicles 17:1

"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."

1 Chronicles 17:2

"Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that {is} in thine heart; for God {is} with thee."

1 Chronicles 17:3

"And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,"

1 Chronicles 17:4

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

1 Chronicles 17:5

"For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from {one} tabernacle {to another}. {have gone: Heb. have been}"

1 Chronicles 17:6

"Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?"

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