1 Chronicles 17:6

17:6 Wherever I moved throughout Israel, I did not say ¹  to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, ²  ‘Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?’”’

1 Chronicles 29:11

29:11 O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign ³  over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler ⁴  of all.

[17:6]  ¹ tn In the Hebrew text the statement is phrased as a rhetorical question (“Did I say?”) meaning “I did not say.”

[17:6]  ² tn Heb “to one of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people.”

[29:11]  ³ tn The words “and sovereign” are added in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[29:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “head.”