{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:15:11.906Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":17,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":27},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah under curtains."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And it came to pass that night that the word of God came to Nathan saying,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In all my going about with all Israel, did I speak a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness waste them any more, as formerly,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and since the days that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I will subdue all thine enemies; and I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"It is he who shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take away my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Jehovah Elohim, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O God; and thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, Jehovah Elohim."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"What can David say more to thee for the glory of thy servant? thou indeed knowest thy servant."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make known all these great things."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And who is like thy people Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, which thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And thy people Israel hast thou made thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become their God."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And now, Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Let it even be established, and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, is God to Israel; and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"For thou, my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And now, Jehovah, thou art that God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"and now, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Jehovah, hast blessed it, and it shall be blessed for ever."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 17 (DBT)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 17](https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/17 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}