1 Chronicles — Chapter 17

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1 Chronicles 17:1 Now it came to pass, ^Ras 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.

2 Sam 7:1-17; 2 Chr 6:7-9

1 Chronicles 17:2 Then Nathan said unto David, ^RDo all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

1 Chr 22:7; 1 Chr 28:2

1 Chronicles 17:3 And it came to pass the same night, that the ^Rword of God came to Nathan, saying,

Num 12:6; 2 Kgs 20:1-5

1 Chronicles 17:4 Go and ^Rtell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

Isa 55:8-9; Rom 11:33-34

1 Chronicles 17:5 For I have not ^Rdwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but ^Thave gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

2 Sam 7:6; 1 Kgs 8:27

have been

1 Chronicles 17:6 Wheresoever I have ^Rwalked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

Exod 33:14-15; Exod 40:35-38

1 Chronicles 17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, ^RI took thee from the sheepcote, even ^Tfrom following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

Exod 3:1-10; 1 Sam 16:11-12

from after

1 Chronicles 17:8 And ^RI have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

1 Chr 17:2; Gen 28:15

1 Chronicles 17:9 Also ^RI will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

Jer 31:3-12; Ezek 34:13

1 Chronicles 17:10 ^RAnd since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

Judg 2:14-18; Judg 3:8

1 Chronicles 17:11 And it shall come to pass, ^Rwhen thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Chr 29:15,28; Acts 13:36

1 Chronicles 17:12 ^RHe shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.

1 Chr 22:9-10; 1 Chr 28:6-10

1 Chronicles 17:13 ^RI will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

2 Sam 7:14; Ps 89:26-37

1 Chronicles 17:14 But I will settle him ^Rin mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

Ps 2:6; Ps 72:17

1 Chronicles 17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

1 Chronicles 17:16 And David the king came and ^Rsat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Sam 7:18; 2 Kgs 19:14

1 Chronicles 17:17 And yet this was ^Ra small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

1 Chr 17:7-8; 2 Sam 7:19

1 Chronicles 17:18 What can David speak more to thee for ^Rthe honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

1 Sam 2:30; 2 Sam 7:20-24

1 Chronicles 17:19 O LORD, for thy servant’s sake, and ^Raccording to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these ^Tgreat things.

Matt 11:26; Eph 1:9-11

greatnesses

1 Chronicles 17:20 O LORD, there is ^Rnone like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Exod 15:11; Exod 18:11

1 Chronicles 17:21 And ^Rwhat one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

Deut 4:7,32-34; Deut 33:26-29

1 Chronicles 17:22 For ^Rthy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

Gen 17:7; Exod 19:5-6

1 Chronicles 17:23 Therefore now, LORD, ^Rlet the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

Gen 32:12; 2 Sam 7:25-29

1 Chronicles 17:24 Let it even be established, ^Rthat thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

2 Chr 6:33; Ps 21:13

1 Chronicles 17:25 For thou, O my God, ^Thast ^Rtold thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

1 Sam 9:15

hast revealed the ear of thy servant

1 Chronicles 17:26 And now, LORD, ^Rthou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

Exod 34:6-7; Titus 1:2

1 Chronicles 17:27 Now therefore ^Tlet it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou ^Rblessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

Gen 27:33; Ps 72:17

it hath pleased thee

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Chronicles 17:1–6 — David's plan corrected

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

David wants to build a house for the ark, and Nathan initially encourages him. God's word then redirects the plan: David will not build that house. Even a sincere desire and a prophet's first reaction must yield to what God actually says. Service begins with listening, not merely with proposing something impressive.

Key Truth: Let God's word direct sincere plans.

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Chronicles 17:7–15 — God promises a house for David

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

God recalls bringing David from shepherding to leadership and promises to establish his family line. A son will build the house, and God speaks of an enduring kingdom. The promise turns attention from what David can build for God to what God will graciously establish for David.

Key Truth: God's gracious promise precedes our achievements.

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📖 What We’re Reading

1 Chronicles 17:16–27 — A grateful prayer

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

David sits before the LORD in wonder and gratitude. He praises God's uniqueness and his redemption of Israel, then asks him to fulfill what he has promised. The prayer combines humility with confidence in God's word. David's request is grounded in the promise he has received, not in his own importance.

Key Truth: Pray with humility and trust in God's word.

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2 Samuel 7:16 — Samuel also records the promise concerning David's house and kingdom.

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How can gratitude for God's grace reshape the way you make plans and pray?

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