1 Chronicles 17:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Now when David dwelt in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ AS DAVID sat in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remains under tent curtains.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ When David was settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “I’m living in a cedar palace while the chest containing the LORD’s covenant is under curtains.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now when David was living in his house, he said to the prophet Nathan: "Behold, I live in a house of cedar. But the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under tent skins."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Now when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet: Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins.

1 Chronicles 17:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:1

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.

2 Samuel 12:25

and sent a message by Nathan the prophet; so he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

2 Samuel 6:17

And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place, inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

1 Kings 1:23

And they told the king, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed before the king, with his face to the ground.

1 Kings 1:44

and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they have caused him to ride on the king's mule;

1 Kings 1:8

But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shime-i, and Rei, and David's mighty men were not with Adonijah.

1 Kings 8:17

Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also masons and carpenters to build a house for him.

1 Chronicles 15:1

David built houses 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 16:1

And they brought in the ark of God, and set it inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

1 Chronicles 17:2

And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:5

For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I led up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling.

1 Chronicles 22:6

Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build a house for the Lord, the God of Israel.

1 Chronicles 22:7

David said to Solomon, “My son, I had it in my heart to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

1 Chronicles 28:2

Then King David rose to his feet and said: “Hear me, my brethren and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God; and I made preparations for building.

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of Gad the seer,

2 Chronicles 1:4

(But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.)

Psalm 132:5

until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Exodus 26:1

“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet stuff; with cherubim skilfully worked shall you make them.

Jeremiah 22:15

Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

Daniel 4:4

I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.

Haggai 1:4

“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?

Haggai 1:9

You have looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while you busy yourselves each with his own house.

Acts 7:46

who found favor in the sight of God and asked leave to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.