Verse 5

1 Chronicles 17:5

King James Version

5 For 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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ בְּ/בַ֔יִת מִן הַ/יּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶעֱלֵ֨יתִי֙ אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה וָֽ/אֶהְיֶ֛ה מֵ/אֹ֥הֶל אֶל אֹ֖הֶל וּ/מִ/מִּשְׁכָּֽן
English Translation
For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 17 Context
1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell i... Focus ↗
2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine 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, Focus ↗
4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: Focus ↗
5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone...
6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I com... Focus ↗
7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee f... Focus ↗
8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from be... Focus ↗
9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their... Focus ↗
10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all t... Focus ↗
11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I... Focus ↗
12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. Focus ↗
13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took... Focus ↗
14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established... Focus ↗
15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Focus ↗
16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God (Elohim), and what i... Focus ↗
17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God (Elohim); for thou hast also spoken of thy serva... Focus ↗
18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. Focus ↗
19 O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness,... Focus ↗
20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God (Elohim) beside thee, according to all th... Focus ↗
21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to redeem to be h... Focus ↗
22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God... Focus ↗
23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his h... Focus ↗
24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is th... Focus ↗
25 For thou, O my God (Elohim), hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy... Focus ↗
26 And now, LORD, thou art God (Elohim), and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: Focus ↗
27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for e... Focus ↗