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1 Chronicles 17:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" “Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in; "

1 Chronicles 17:4

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2 Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”

3 That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4 “Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;

5 for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another.

6 In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’

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2 Samuel 7:5

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"“Go and tell my servant David, ‘The LORD says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?"

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1 Kings 5:5

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"Behold, I intend to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spoke to David my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom I will set on your throne in your place shall build the house for my name.’"

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1 Chronicles 22:7

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"David said to Solomon his son, “As for me, it was in my heart to build a house to the name of the LORD my God."

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"But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;"

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2 Samuel 7:8

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"Now therefore tell my servant David this: ‘The LORD of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel."

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"“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel."

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1 Chronicles 17:1

"When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant is in a tent.”"

1 Chronicles 17:2

"Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”"

1 Chronicles 17:3

"That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,"

1 Chronicles 17:5

"for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another."

1 Chronicles 17:6

"In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’"

1 Chronicles 17:7

"“Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, ‘The LORD of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel."

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