When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant is in a tent.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Chronicles 17:1 in context
1 Chronicles 17:1–4
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When David was living in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a cedar house, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant is in a tent.”
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Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”
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That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
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“Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
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