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1 Chronicles 17

1 Chron. 17:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nowh it came to pass, as David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
sat
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
in his house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, that David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
to Nathan
Nathan (Hebrew #5416)
given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites
KJV usage: Nathan.
Pronounce: naw-thawn'
Origin: from 5414
the prophet
nabiy' (Hebrew #5030)
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
KJV usage: prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
Pronounce: naw-bee'
Origin: from 5012
, Lo, I dwell
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
in an house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of cedars
'erez (Hebrew #730)
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
KJV usage: cedar (tree).
Pronounce: eh-rez'
Origin: from 729
, but the ark
'arown (Hebrew #727)
from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box
KJV usage: ark, chest, coffin.
Pronounce: aw-rone'
Origin: or laron {aw-rone'}
of the covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
remaineth under curtains
yriy`ah (Hebrew #3407)
a hanging (as tremulous)
KJV usage: curtain.
Pronounce: yer-ee-aw'
Origin: from 3415
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2 Sam. 7:1• 1And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies, (2 Sam. 7:1)
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2 Chron. 6:7‑9• 7And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.
 8But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
 9nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. (2 Chron. 6:7‑9)

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Covenant,
David,
House,
Nathan,
Prophet

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house,
3-10:  after by the word of God forbids him.
11-15:  He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed.
16-27:  David's prayer and thanksgiving.
as David.
2 Sam. 7:1,2‑17• 1And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
 2that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under curtains.
 3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
 4And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
 5Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
 6For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
 7In all my going about with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?
 8And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
 9and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.
 10And I will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,
 11and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I have given thee rest from all thine enemies; and Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.
 12When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
 13It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
 14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men;
 15but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
 16And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
 17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. (2 Sam. 7:1,2‑17)
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2 Chron. 6:7‑9• 7And it was in the heart of David my father to build a house unto the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.
 8But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
 9nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. (2 Chron. 6:7‑9)
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Dan. 4:4,29‑30• 4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
 29At the end of twelve months he was walking upon the royal palace of Babylon:
 30the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? (Dan. 4:4,29‑30)
Nathan.
1 Chron. 29:29• 29And the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer; (1 Chron. 29:29)
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2 Sam. 12:1,25• 1And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
 25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake. (2 Sam. 12:1,25)
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1 Kings 1:8,23,44• 8But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men whom David had, were not with Adonijah.
 23And they told the king saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
 44And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule; (1 Kings 1:8,23,44)
I dwell.
1 Chron. 14:1• 1And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house. (1 Chron. 14:1)
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Jer. 22:15• 15Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him. (Jer. 22:15)
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Hag. 1:4,9• 4Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste?
 9Ye looked for much, and behold it was little; and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Wherefore? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, whilst ye run every man to his own house. (Hag. 1:4,9)
the ark.
Psa. 132:5• 5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, habitations for the Mighty One of Jacob. … (Psa. 132:5)
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Acts 7:46• 46who found favour before God, and asked to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob; (Acts 7:46)
under curtains.
1 Chron. 17:5• 5for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. (1 Chron. 17:5)
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1 Chron. 15:1• 1And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it. (1 Chron. 15:1)
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1 Chron. 16:1• 1And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it; and they presented burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God. (1 Chron. 16:1)
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Ex. 40:19‑21• 19And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above over it; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
 20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.
 21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:19‑21)
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2 Sam. 6:17• 17And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had spread for it. And David offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah. (2 Sam. 6:17)
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2 Chron. 1:4• 4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had spread a tent for it at Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 1:4)
• We have but few comments to make on this chapter, in view of the account in 2 Sam. 7. Nevertheless, in this chapter we find fresh proof of the conscious modifications (additions or omissions) made in view of the object the Spirit of God proposes in this book....Chronicles presents God's counsels and promises with regard to the kingship established in the house of David. (“David's Prayer: 1 Chronicles 17” by H.L. Rossier)
• In 1 Chron. 17:1, the Spirit omits the words: "When Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies," which do not fit in with our account of the kingdom established by the ark's return. (“David's Prayer: 1 Chronicles 17” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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 cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah under curtains.