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 ¹  for him. That is why your servant has had the courage to pray to you. ² 

1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ³  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.” ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 28:3

28:3 But God said to me, ‘You must not build a temple to honor me, ⁵  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: ⁶ 

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

[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.