That same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Chronicles 17:3 in context
1 Chronicles 17:1–6
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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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for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another.
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In all places in which I have walked with all Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’
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