‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that my name would be there. But I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
1 Chronicles 17:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But that night the word of God came to Nathan: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And that same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, Common English Bible But that very night God’s word came to Nathan: Catholic Public Domain Version And yet, that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: |
‘Since the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city to build a temple in among any of the tribes of Israel, so that my name would be there. But I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’
So Nathan told David, ‘Do all that is on your mind, for God is with you.’
‘Go to David my servant and say, “This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: ‘This is the way. Walk in it.’
Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his counsel to his servants the prophets.
he said: ‘Listen to what I say: If there is a prophet among you from the Lord, I make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.