King James Version (KJV)
1 Chronicles 17:4
“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:”
Verse in context — 1 Chronicles 17
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Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that [is] in thine heart; for God [is] with thee.
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And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
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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].
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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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Genealogies and David’s reign, emphasizing temple worship.
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