1 Chronicles 17:26

17:26 Now, O Lord, you are the true God; ¹  you have made this good promise to your servant. ² 

1 Chronicles 11:2

11:2 In the past, even when Saul was king, you were Israel’s commanding general. ³  The Lord your God said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over my people Israel.’”

1 Chronicles 17:4

17:4 “Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must not build me a house in which to live.

1 Chronicles 17:25

17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty ⁴  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ⁶  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.” ⁷ 

1 Chronicles 28:3

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, ⁸  for you are a warrior and have spilled blood.’

1 Chronicles 29:10

David Praises the Lord

29:10 David praised the Lord before the entire assembly: ⁹ 

“O Lord God of our father Israel, you deserve praise forevermore!

1 Chronicles 29:17

29:17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts ¹⁰  and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives ¹¹  I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.

[17:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the God.” The article indicates uniqueness here.

[17:26]  ² tn Heb “and you have spoken to your servant this good thing.”

[11:2]  ³ tn Heb “you were the one who led out and the one who brought in Israel.”

[17:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[17:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “That is why your servant found to pray before you.” Perhaps the phrase אֶת לִבּוֹ (’et libbo, “his heart”) should be supplied as the object of the verb “found.”

[17:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[17:27]  ⁸ tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”

[28:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “for my name.”

[29:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “assembly, and David said.” The words “and David said” are redundant according to contemporary English style and have not been included in the translation.

[29:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “a heart.”

[29:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “with integrity of heart.”