1 Chronicles 17:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Chronicles 17:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

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KJV

King James Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

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WEB

World English Bible

“Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;

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ASV

American Standard Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Chronicles 17

² And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

³ But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

⁴ “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

⁵ For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

⁶ In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

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