Verse 1
1 Chronicles 17:1
Bible in Basic English
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Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֕י כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖יד בְּ/בֵית֑/וֹ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד אֶל נָתָ֣ן הַ/נָּבִ֗יא הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י יוֹשֵׁב֙ בְּ/בֵ֣ית הָֽ/אֲרָזִ֔ים וַ/אֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית יְהוָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת יְרִיעֽוֹת
English Translation
And it happened that when David was sitting in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am sitting in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains."
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Chapter 17 Context
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Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house o...
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And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God (Elohim) is with you.
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But that same night, the word of God (Elohim) came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
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For from the day when I took Israel up, till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from tent...
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In all the places where I have gone with all Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel,...
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So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping s...
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And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; a...
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And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be in th...
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From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will overcome all those who are against...
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And when the time comes for you to go to your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you,...
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He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.
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I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son; and I will not take my mercy away from him as...
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But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his author...
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So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God (Elohi...
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And this was only a small thing to you, O God (Elohim); but your words have even been about the far-...
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What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant.
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O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let t...
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O Lord, there is no one like you, and no other God (Elohim) but you, as is clear from everything whi...
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And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, t...
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For your people Israel you made yours for ever; and you, Lord, became their God (Elohim).
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And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and...
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So let your words be made certain and your name be made great, when men say, The Lord of armies is t...
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For you, O my God (Elohim), have let your servant see that you will make him head of a line of kings...
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And now, O Lord, you are God (Elohim), and you have said you will give this good thing to your serva...
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And now you have been pleased to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go...
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