1 Tawarikh 17:1

God Makes a Promise to David

17:1 When David had settled into his palace, ¹  he ²  said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace ³  made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” ⁴ 

1 Tawarikh 17:11

17:11 When the time comes for you to die, ⁵  I will raise up your descendant, ⁶  one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Tawarikh 29:18

29:18 O Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, maintain the motives of your people and keep them devoted to you. ⁷ 

[17:1]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ² tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.

[17:1]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “tent curtains.”

[17:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it will be when your days are full to go with your ancestors.”

[17:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “your seed.”

[29:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “keep this permanently with respect to the motive of the thoughts of the heart of your people, and make firm their heart to you.”