1 Chronicles 17

1 ♥ 📝 A nd it came to pass, when David^H1732 dwelt^H3427 in his house,^H1004 that David^H1732 said^H559 to Nathan^H5416 the prophet,^H5030 Lo, I dwell^H3427 in a house^H1004 of cedar,^H730 but the ark^H727 of the covenant^H1285 of Jehovah^H3068 [dwelleth] under curtains.^H3407

2 ♥ 📝 And Nathan^H5416 said^H559 unto David,^H1732 Do^H6213 all that is in thy heart;^H3824 for God^H430 is with thee.

3 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass the same night,^H3915 that the word^H1697 of God^H430 came to Nathan,^H5416 saying,^H559

4 ♥ 📝 Go^H3212 and tell^H559 David^H1732 my servant,^H5650 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 Thou shalt not build^H1129 me a house^H1004 to dwell in:^H3427

5 ♥ 📝 for I have not dwelt in^H3427 a house^H1004 since the day^H3117 that I brought up^H5927 Israel,^H3478 unto this day,^H3117 but have gone from tent^H168 to tent,^H168 and from [one] tabernacle^H4908 [to another].

6 ♥ 📝 In all places wherein I have walked^H1980 with all Israel,^H3478 spake^H1696 I a word^H1697 with any^H259 of the judges^H8199 of Israel,^H3478 whom I commanded^H6680 to be shepherd^H7462 of my people,^H5971 saying,^H559 Why have ye not built^H1129 me a house^H1004 of cedar?^H730

7 ♥ 📝 Now therefore thus shalt thou say^H559 unto my servant^H5650 David,^H1732 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 I took^H3947 thee from the sheepcote,^H5116 from following^H310 the sheep,^H6629 that thou shouldest be prince^H5057 over my people^H5971 Israel:^H3478

8 ♥ 📝 and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone,^H1980 and have cut off^H3772 all thine enemies^H341 from before^H6440 thee; and I will make^H6213 thee a name,^H8034 like unto the name^H8034 of the great ones^H1419 that are in the earth.^H776

9 ♥ 📝 And I will appoint^H7760 a place^H4725 for my people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and will plant^H5193 them, that they may dwell^H7931 in their own place, and be moved^H7264 no more; neither shall the children^H1121 of wickedness^H5766 waste^H1086 them any more,^H3254 as at the first,^H7223

10 ♥ 📝 and [as] from the day^H3117 that I commanded^H6680 judges^H8199 to be over my people^H5971 Israel;^H3478 and I will subdue^H3665 all thine enemies.^H341 Moreover I tell^H5046 thee that Jehovah^H3068 will build^H1129 thee a house.^H1004

11 ♥ 📝 And it shall come to pass, when thy days^H3117 are fulfilled^H4390 that thou must go^H3212 to be with thy fathers,^H1 that I will set up^H6965 thy seed^H2233 after^H310 thee, who shall be of thy sons;^H1121 and I will establish^H3559 his kingdom.^H4438

12 ♥ 📝 He shall build^H1129 me a house,^H1004 and I will establish^H3559 his throne^H3678 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

13 ♥ 📝 I will be his father,^H1 and he shall be my son:^H1121 and I will not take^H5493 my lovingkindness^H2617 away^H5493 from him, as I took^H5493 it from him that was before^H6440 thee;

14 ♥ 📝 but I will settle^H5975 him in my house^H1004 and in my kingdom^H4438 for ever;^H5769 and his throne^H3678 shall be established^H3559 for^H5704 ever.^H5769

15 ♥ 📝 According to all these words,^H1697 and according to all this vision,^H2377 so did Nathan^H5416 speak^H1696 unto David.^H1732

16 ♥ 📝 Then David^H1732 the king^H4428 went^H935 in, and sat^H3427 before^H6440 Jehovah;^H3068 and he said,^H559 Who am I, O Jehovah^H3068 God,^H430 and what is my house,^H1004 that thou hast brought^H935 me thus far?^H1988

17 ♥ 📝 And this was a small thing^H6994 in thine eyes,^H5869 O God;^H430 but thou hast spoken^H1696 of thy servant's^H5650 house^H1004 for a great while to come,^H7350 and hast regarded^H7200 me according to the estate^H8448 of a man^H120 of high degree,^H4609 O Jehovah^H3068 God.^H430

18 ♥ 📝 What can^H3254 David^H1732 [say] yet more^H3254 unto thee concerning the honor^H3519 which is done to thy servant?^H5650 for thou knowest^H3045 thy servant.^H5650

19 ♥ 📝 O Jehovah,^H3068 for thy servant's^H5650 sake, and according to thine own heart,^H3820 hast thou wrought^H6213 all this greatness,^H1420 to make known^H3045 all [these] great things.^H1420

20 ♥ 📝 O Jehovah,^H3068 there is none like thee, neither is there any God^H430 besides^H2108 thee, according to all that we have heard^H8085 with our ears.^H241

21 ♥ 📝 And what one^H259 nation^H1471 in the earth^H776 is like thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 whom God^H430 went^H1980 to redeem^H6299 unto himself for a people,^H5971 to make^H7760 thee a name^H8034 by great^H1420 and terrible^H3372 things, in driving out^H1644 nations^H1471 from before^H6440 thy people,^H5971 whom thou redeemest^H6299 out of Egypt?^H4714

22 ♥ 📝 For thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478 didst thou make^H5414 thine own people^H5971 for^H5704 ever;^H5769 and thou, Jehovah,^H3068 becamest their God.^H430

23 ♥ 📝 And now, O Jehovah,^H3068 let the word^H1697 that thou hast spoken^H1696 concerning thy servant,^H5650 and concerning his house,^H1004 be established^H539 for^H5704 ever,^H5769 and do^H6213 as thou hast spoken.^H1696

24 ♥ 📝 And let thy name^H8034 be established^H539 and magnified^H1431 for^H5704 ever,^H5769 saying,^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts^H6635 is the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 even a God^H430 to Israel:^H3478 and the house^H1004 of David^H1732 thy servant^H5650 is established^H3559 before^H6440 thee.

25 ♥ 📝 For thou, O my God,^H430 hast revealed^H1540 to thy servant^H5650 that thou wilt build^H1129 him a house:^H1004 therefore hath thy servant^H5650 found^H4672 [in his heart] to pray^H6419 before^H6440 thee.

26 ♥ 📝 And now, O Jehovah,^H3068 thou art God,^H430 and hast promised^H1696 this good^H2896 thing unto thy servant:^H5650

27 ♥ 📝 and now it hath pleased^H2974 thee to bless^H1288 the house^H1004 of thy servant,^H5650 that it may continue for ever^H5769 before^H6440 thee: for thou, O Jehovah,^H3068 hast blessed,^H1288 and it is blessed^H1288 for ever.^H5769