Verse 3

1 Chronicles 17:3

American Standard Version

3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God (Elohim) came to Nathan, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יְהִ֖י בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה הַ/ה֑וּא וַ/יְהִי֙ דְּבַר אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל נָתָ֖ן לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And it happened that night, and the word of God came to Nathan saying.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 17 Context
1 And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwe... Focus ↗
2 And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God (Elohim) is with thee. Focus ↗
3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God (Elohim) came to Nathan, saying,
4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: Focus ↗
5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day, but have gone... Focus ↗
6 In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel... Focus ↗
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee fr... Focus ↗
8 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from befo... Focus ↗
9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their o... Focus ↗
10 and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all thi... Focus ↗
11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, tha... Focus ↗
12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. Focus ↗
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, a... Focus ↗
14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established fo... Focus ↗
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Focus ↗
16 Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God (Elohim),... Focus ↗
17 And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God (Elohim); but thou hast spoken of thy servant`s hous... Focus ↗
18 What can David [say] yet more unto thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? for thou... Focus ↗
19 O Jehovah, for thy servant`s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this grea... Focus ↗
20 O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God (Elohim) besides thee, according to all... Focus ↗
21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to redeem unto hi... Focus ↗
22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their G... Focus ↗
23 And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his ho... Focus ↗
24 And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God (Elohim)... Focus ↗
25 For thou, O my God (Elohim), hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefor... Focus ↗
26 And now, O Jehovah, thou art God (Elohim), and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant: Focus ↗
27 and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before... Focus ↗