1 Chronicles 17:4 ““Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are…”

1 Chronicles 17:4

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

Geneva Bible 1599

Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:

Darby Translation

Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;

Young's Literal Translation

'Go, and thou hast said unto David My servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou dost not build for Me the house to dwell in:

Bible in Basic English

Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

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Cross references

“tell”

Isaiah 55:8 Isaiah 55:9 Romans 11:33 Romans 11:34

Isaiah 55:8 · BSB

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 55:9 · BSB

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Romans 11:33 · BSB

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

Romans 11:34 · BSB

“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”

“Thou shalt not”

1 Kings 8:19 1 Chronicles 22:7 1 Chronicles 22:8 1 Chronicles 28:2 1 Chronicles 28:3 2 Samuel 7:4

1 Kings 8:19 · BSB

Nevertheless, you are not the one to build it; but your son, your own offspring, will build the house for My Name.’

1 Chronicles 22:7 · BSB

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

1 Chronicles 22:8 · BSB

but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

1 Chronicles 28:2 · BSB

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had ma…

1 Chronicles 28:3 · BSB

but God said to me, ‘You are not to build a house for My Name, because you are a man of war who has shed blood.’

2 Samuel 7:4 · BSB

But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

5For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

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