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1 Chronicles 17:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 17:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
1 Chronicles 17:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah [dwelleth] under curtains.
2And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy 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 Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
5for I have not dwelt in a 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].
6In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“tell: Isa 55:8, Isa 55:9; Rom 11:33, Rom 11:34 Thou shalt not: Ch1 22:7, Ch1 22:8, Ch1 28:2, Ch1 28:3; Sa2 7:4, Sa2 7:5; Kg1 8:19; Ch2 6:8, Ch2 6:9 1 Chronicles 17:5”
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