1 Tawarikh 17:1-4

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  17:2 Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, ⁵  for God is with you.”

17:3 That night God told Nathan the prophet, ⁶  17:4 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live.

[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.”

[17:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “all which is in your heart.”

[17:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “the word of God was [i.e., came] to Nathan the prophet.”