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 17:22

17:22 You made Israel your very own nation for all time. ¹  You, O Lord, became their God.

1 Chronicles 17:25

17:25 for you, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a dynasty ²  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. ³ 

1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ⁴  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.” ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 28:3

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, ⁶  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: ⁷ 

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

1 Chronicles 29:12

29:12 You are the source of wealth and honor; ⁸  you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all. ⁹ 

[17:22]  ¹ tn Heb “and you made your people Israel your own for a people permanently.”

[17:25]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[17:25]  ² 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]  ¹ tn Heb “house.”

[17:27]  ² tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”

[28:3]  ¹ tn Heb “for my name.”

[29:10]  ¹ 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.

[29:12]  ¹ tn Heb “wealth and honor [are] from before you.”

[29:12]  ² tn Heb “and in your hand [is] strength and might and in your hand to magnify and to give strength to all.”