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1 Chronicles 17:4 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 17 · verse 4
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:1 Chronicles 17:4 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 17:4 in context
2Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
3And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
5For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.
6Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- tellʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Let us observe here, I. How desirous and solicitous good people should be to serve the interests of God's kingdom in the world, to the utmost of their capacity. David could not be easy in a house of cedar while the ark was lodged within curtains, Ch1 17:1. The concerns of the public should always be near our hearts.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15