1 Chronicles 17:1

God Makes a Promise to David

17:1 When David had settled into his palace, ¹  he ²  said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace ³  made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord’s covenant is under a tent.” ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 20:1

20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, ⁵  Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

[17:1]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ² tn Heb “David.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation here to avoid redundancy in keeping with contemporary English style.

[17:1]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “tent curtains.”

[20:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”