1 Chronicles 17:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.””
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“After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwelleth under curtains.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass as David sat in his house, that David saith unto Nathan the prophet, `Lo, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> under curtains;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 17:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 40:19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- 2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 7:1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- 2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
- 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- 1 Kings 1:8But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:44And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
- 1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
- 1 Chronicles 15:1David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- 1 Chronicles 17:5For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
- 1 Chronicles 22:6Then David called for his son Solomon and instructed him to build a house for the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:7“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
- 1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
- 2 Chronicles 1:4Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 6:7Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Psalms 132:5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
- Daniel 4:4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
- Daniel 4:29Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
- Haggai 1:4“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
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