The Lord's Covenant with David

17 (A)Now when David lived 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.” And Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

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God Establishes His Covenant with David(A)

17 After David had settled down to live in his palace, he[a] spoke with the prophet Nathan. “Look, here I am living in this[b] cedar palace, but the ark of the Lord’s covenant remains surrounded by curtains!”

“Do everything you have in mind,”[c] Nathan replied to David, “because God is with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 17:1 Lit. David
  2. 1 Chronicles 17:1 Lit. the
  3. 1 Chronicles 17:2 Lit. heart