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King James Version (1611 Edition)
1 Chronicles 17:4
Goe and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build 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:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Go and tell Dauid my seruaunt, thus sayth the Lorde, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:
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;
'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the LORD: Thou shalt not build Me a 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 Now it came to passe, as Dauid sate in his house, that Dauid sayde to Nathan the Prophet, Loe, I dwell in an house of Cedars, but the Arke of the Couenant of the Lord remaineth vnder curtaines. 2 Then Nathan sayd vnto Dauid, Doe all that is in thine heart, for God is with thee. 3 And it came to passe the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 Goe and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in. 5 For I haue not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought vp Israel, vnto this day, but haue gone from tent to tent, and from one Tabernacle to another. 6 Wheresoeuer I haue walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the Iudges of Israel (whom I commanded to feed my people) saying, Why haue ye not built me an house of Cedars? 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I tooke thee from the Sheep-coat, euen from folowing the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler ouer my people Israel: 8 And I haue bene with thee whithersoeuer thou hast walked, and haue cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and haue made thee a name, like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 9 Also I will ordeine a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moued no more: neither shal the children of wickednesse waste them any more (as at the beginning, 10 And since the time that I commanded Iudges to bee ouer my people Israel.) Moreouer, I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tel thee, that the Lord will build 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 nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbred.
And I will make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbred.
Genesis 16:10
And the Angel of the LORD said vnto her, I will multiply thy seede exceedingly, that it shall not be numbred for multitude.
And the Angel of the LORD said vnto her, I will multiply thy seede exceedingly, that it shall not be numbred for multitude.
Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninetie yeres old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
And when Abram was ninetie yeres old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am the almightie God, walke before me, and be thou perfect.
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskinne; and it shal be a token of the couenant betwixt me and you.
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskinne; and it shal be a token of the couenant betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham said vnto God, O that Ishmael might liue before thee.
And Abraham said vnto God, O that Ishmael might liue before thee.
Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
That in blessing I will blesse thee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
Genesis 32:12
And thou saidst, I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbred for multitude.
And thou saidst, I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbred for multitude.
Genesis 35:11
And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
Genesis 48:19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my sonne, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truely his yonger brother shall be greater then he; and his seede shall become a multitude of nations.
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my sonne, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truely his yonger brother shall be greater then he; and his seede shall become a multitude of nations.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
See Gill "1Ch 17:1".
