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1 Chronicles 17:4
Go and tell Dauid my seruaunt, thus sayth the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Go to David my servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
“Go to David my servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
Hebrew Names Version
Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
King James Version
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord , Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
English Standard Version
"Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord : It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.
"Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord : It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.
New Century Version
"Go and tell David my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
"Go and tell David my servant, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
New English Translation
"Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: "You must not build me a house in which to live.
"Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: "You must not build me a house in which to live.
Amplified Bible
"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
New American Standard Bible
"Go and tell David My servant, 'This is what the LORD says: "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
"Go and tell David My servant, 'This is what the LORD says: "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
World English Bible
Go and tell David my servant, Thus says Yahweh, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus says Yahweh, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
Legacy Standard Bible
"Go and say to David My servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not build Me a house to inhabit;
"Go and say to David My servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not build Me a house to inhabit;
Berean Standard Bible
"Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build a house for Me to dwell in.
"Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build a house for Me to dwell in.
Contemporary English Version
to go to David and tell him: David, you are my servant, so listen carefully: You are not the one to build a temple for me.
to go to David and tell him: David, you are my servant, so listen carefully: You are not the one to build a temple for me.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Go, and tell David my servant that this is what Adonai says: ‘You are not to build me a house to live in,
"Go, and tell David my servant that this is what Adonai says: ‘You are not to build me a house to live in,
Darby Translation
Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
Easy-to-Read Version
God said, "Go and tell this to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the one to build a house for me to live in.
God said, "Go and tell this to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the one to build a house for me to live in.
George Lamsa Translation
Go and thus say to my servant David, You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
Go and thus say to my servant David, You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
Good News Translation
"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, ‘You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.
"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him, ‘You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.
Lexham English Bible
"Go and say to David my servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "You are not to build a house for me to live in,
"Go and say to David my servant, ‘Thus says Yahweh, "You are not to build a house for me to live in,
Literal Translation
Go, and you shall say to My servant David, So says Jehovah, You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
Go, and you shall say to My servant David, So says Jehovah, You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go and speake to Dauid my seruaunt: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Thou shalt not buylde me an house to be an habitacio:
Go and speake to Dauid my seruaunt: Thus sayeth the LORDE: Thou shalt not buylde me an house to be an habitacio:
American Standard Version
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a 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:
Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the LORD: Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in;
'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the LORD: Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in;
King James Version (1611)
Goe and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in.
Goe and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
English Revised Version
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide, Go thou, and speke to Dauid, my seruaunt, The Lord seith these thingis, Thou schalt not bilde to me an hows to dwelle in;
and seide, Go thou, and speke to Dauid, my seruaunt, The Lord seith these thingis, Thou schalt not bilde to me an hows to dwelle in;
Update Bible Version
Go and tell David my slave, Thus says Yahweh, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my slave, Thus says Yahweh, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
Webster's Bible Translation
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
New King James Version
"Go and tell My servant David, "Thus says the LORD: "You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
"Go and tell My servant David, "Thus says the LORD: "You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.
New Living Translation
"Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.
"Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.
New Life Bible
"Go and tell My servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says. "You will not build a house for Me to live in.
"Go and tell My servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says. "You will not build a house for Me to live in.
New Revised Standard
Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord : You shall not build me a house to live in.
Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord : You shall not build me a house to live in.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh, - Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in;
Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh, - Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.
Go, and speak to David my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.
Revised Standard Version
"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: You shall not build me a house to dwell in.
"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the LORD: You shall 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:
`Go, and thou hast said unto David My servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou dost not build for Me the house to dwell in:
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;
Contextual Overview
1 And it fortuned, that when Dauid dwelt in his house, he sayde to Nathan the prophete: Lo, I dwel in an house of Cedar tree, but the arke of the lordes couenaunt remayneth vnder curtaynes. 2 And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid: Do all that is in thyne heart, for God is with thee. 3 And the same night, it fortuned that the worde of God came to, Nathan, saying: 4 Go and tell Dauid my seruaunt, thus sayth the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in: 5 For I haue dwelt in no house sence the day that I brought out the children of Israel, vnto this day: but haue gone from tent to tent, and from one habitation to an other. 6 And whersoeuer I haue walked with all Israel, spake I euer one worde to any of the iudges of Israel, whom I commaunded to feede my people, saying, Why haue ye not buylt me an house of Cedar tree? 7 Nowe therfore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruaunt Dauid, thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes: I toke thee from the sheepe coate, and from folowing the sheepe, that thou shouldest be captayne ouer my people Israel: 8 And I haue ben with thee whyther soeuer thou hast walked, and haue weeded out all thyne enemies out of thy sight, & haue made thee a name like the name of the greatest men that are in the earth. 9 And I haue ordeyned a place for my people Israel and made it fast, so that nowe they may dwell in their place, and moue no more: Neither shall the children of wickednesse vexe them any more as at the beginning. 10 And sence the time that I commaunded iudges to be ouer my people Israel, I haue subdued all thyne enemies: and I told thee that the Lord would buyld thee an house.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
tell: Isaiah 55:8, Isaiah 55:9, Romans 11:33, Romans 11:34
Thou shalt not: 1 Chronicles 22:7, 1 Chronicles 22:8, 1 Chronicles 28:2, 1 Chronicles 28:3, 2 Samuel 7:4, 2 Samuel 7:5, 1 Kings 8:19, 2 Chronicles 6:8, 2 Chronicles 6:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:26 - Let it 1 Kings 3:2 - was no Psalms 68:29 - Because
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great people, and wyll blesse thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be [euen] a blessyng.
And I will make of thee a great people, and wyll blesse thee, and make thy name great, that thou shalt be [euen] a blessyng.
Genesis 13:16
And I wyl make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede also be numbred.
And I wyl make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede also be numbred.
Genesis 16:10
And agayne the angell of the Lord sayde vnto her: I wyll multiplie thy seede in such sort, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.
And agayne the angell of the Lord sayde vnto her: I wyll multiplie thy seede in such sort, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
When Abram was ninetie yere olde and nine, the Lorde appeared to hym, and sayde vnto hym: I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 17:11
Ye shal circumcise the fleshe of your foreskyn, and it shalbe a token of the couenaunt betwixt me and you.
Ye shal circumcise the fleshe of your foreskyn, and it shalbe a token of the couenaunt betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham sayde vnto God: O that Ismael myght lyue in thy syght.
And Abraham sayde vnto God: O that Ismael myght lyue in thy syght.
Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I wyll blesse thee, and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen, and as the sande which is vpon the sea side, and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies.
That in blessing I wyll blesse thee, and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen, and as the sande which is vpon the sea side, and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies.
Genesis 32:12
Thou saydest, I wyll surely do thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, whiche can not be numbred for multitude.
Thou saydest, I wyll surely do thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, whiche can not be numbred for multitude.
Genesis 35:11
And God sayd vnto him: I am God almightie, be fruitefull and multiplie: a nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, yea and kinges shall come out of thy loynes.
And God sayd vnto him: I am God almightie, be fruitefull and multiplie: a nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, yea and kinges shall come out of thy loynes.
Genesis 48:19
And his father would not, but sayde: I knowe it well my sonne, I knowe it well, he shalbe also a people, and shalbe great: But his younger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall become a great people.
And his father would not, but sayde: I knowe it well my sonne, I knowe it well, he shalbe also a people, and shalbe great: But his younger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall become a great people.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
See Gill "1Ch 17:1".
