1 Chronicles 17:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Go and tell David my servant, ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in: ”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Go, and thou hast said unto David My servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou dost not build for Me the house to dwell in:”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in; ”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Goe, and tell Dauid my seruant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not buylde me an house to dwell in:”

1 Chronicles 17:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 17:4 in Context — 1 Chronicles 17

2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

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.

6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

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What Does 1 Chronicles 17:4 Mean?

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