Key Verse Spotlight
1 Chronicles 17:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:”
1 Chronicles 17:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that {is} in thine heart; for God {is} with thee.
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
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}
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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