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Brenton's Septuagint

1 Chronicles 17:4

Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Benedictus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dwell;   Nathan (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Nathan;  

Parallel Translations

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.
Hebrew Names Version
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:
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.
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.
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.
Amplified Bible
"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;
World English Bible
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:
Legacy Standard Bible
"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.
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.
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,
Darby Translation
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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
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,
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;
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:
American Standard Version
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:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Go and tell Dauid my seruaunt, thus sayth the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'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.
English Revised Version
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;
Update Bible Version
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:
New King James Version
"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.
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.
New Revised Standard
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
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:
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;

Contextual Overview

1 And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains of skins. 2 And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee. 3 And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, 4 Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it. 5 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent, 6 in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever speak to any one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why is it that ye have not built me a house of cedar? 7 And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel: 8 and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to the name of the great ones that are upon the earth. 9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning, 10 and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord will build thee a 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 thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seed like the dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.
Genesis 16:10
And the angel of the Lord said to her, I will surely multiply thy seed, and it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 17:1
And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee.
Genesis 22:17
surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.
Genesis 32:12
But thou saidst, I will do thee good, and will make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, I am thy God; increase and multiply; for nations and gatherings of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
Genesis 48:19
And he would not, but said, I know it, son, I know it; he also shall be a people, and he shall be exalted, but his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 17:1".


 
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