1 Chronicles 17 · Verse 4

1 Chronicles 17:4

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
1 Chronicles 17:4, King James Version

1 Chronicles 17:4 in other translations

BSB“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.
WEB“Go and tell David my servant, ‘The LORD says, “You shall not build me a house to dwell in;
ASVGo and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:
YLT‘Go, and thou hast said unto David My servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou dost not build for Me the house to dwell in:
DARBYGo and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;
BBEGo and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:
WebsterGo and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

1 Chronicles 17:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֵ֤ךְlekhgoH1980
וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
עַבְדִּ֔י'av.Diservant myH5650
כֹּ֖הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahyouH859
תִּבְנֶה\־tiv.neh-you will buildH1129
לִּ֥יlifor me
הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
לָשָֽׁבֶת\׃la.Sha.vetto dwell inH3427

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 17:4

  • 1 Chronicles 28:2-3

    Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.

  • Isaiah 55:8-9

    For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

  • 2 Samuel 7:4-5

    And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

  • 1 Kings 8:19

    Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:8-9

    But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.

  • Romans 11:33-34

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

  • 1 Chronicles 22:7-8

    And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God: But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.

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tell.
Isa 55:8,9; Ro 11:33,34
Thou shalt not.
22:7,8; 28:2,3; 2Sa 7:4,5; 1Ki 8:19; 2Ch 6:8,9

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 17:3

    And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

  • 1 Chronicles 17:4

    Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

  • 1 Chronicles 17:5

    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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1 Chronicles 17:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ve y di á David mi siervo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Tú no me edificarás casa en que habite:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Va, et dis à David, mon serviteur: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Tu ne me bâtiras pas de maison pour y habiter;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gehe hin und sprich zu David, meinem Knechte: So spricht Jehova: Nicht du sollst mir das Haus zur Wohnung bauen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vade, et loquere David servo meo: Hæc dicit Dominus: Non ædificabis tu mihi domum ad habitandum.