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1 Chronicles 17:2-4

Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

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See also 1 Chronicles 17:2-4 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    7. THE COVENANT AND THE PROMISE CHAPTER 17 _ 1. David's plan to build a house (1 Chronicles 17:1)_ 2. The covenant and the promise (1 Chronicles 17:7) 3. David's praise and prayer ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVIDS PURPOSE TO BUILD A TEMPLE IS HINDERED BY NATHAN; GOD'S PROMISE TO HIM; HIS PRAYER (see notes on 2 Samuel 7). 1 Chronicles 17:1. in his house: the words in 2 Samuel 7:1, and the Lord had given h...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ (with Art.) App-4....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _in thine heart_ The heart according to Heb. thought is the seat of intention and purpose....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON EIGHT 17-18 DAVID AND THE TEMPLE. ISRAEL GOES TO WAR. 9. DAVID'S PLANS FOR THE TEMPLE (Chapter 17) INTRODUCTION David's purpose to build the Temple resulted in Jehovah's revelation of the et...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S DESIRE TO BUILD THE TEMPLE DISALLOWED This chapter is almost identical with 2 Samuel 7:1....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 17 God’s special promise to David –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    Do. — Samuel, “Go, do.” ALL THAT IS IN THINE HEART. — According to Hebrew ideas, the heart was the seat of the mind and will, as well as of the emotions. But even the great Greek Aristotle, seven cen...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל ־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The presence of the Ark in the city seems to have created in David the desire to provide for it a permanent and more worthy resting place. He declared his desire to Nathan. The prophet, acting without...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then Nathan said unto David, Do (c) all that [is] in thine heart; for God [is] with thee. (c) As yet God had not revealed to the prophet what he purposed concerning David, therefore seeing God favour...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Let us pause over this view of Nathan, just to observe how delightful appears the character of a faithful minister of Christ, to be always ready to help forward the pious intentions of their people. N...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    But although David was to connect kingly power in Zion with the ark of the covenant, and thus to secure blessing by the power of the king whom God had chosen, yet the warrior king was not to build the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    See Gill "1Ch 17:1"....

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Nathan first approouing the purpose of Dauid, to build God an house, 3 after by the word of God forbiddeth him. 11 Hee promiseth him blessings and benefits in his seed. 16 Dauids prayer and thank...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then Nathan, giving merely his own opinion, not the revealed will of the Lord, SAID UNTO DAVID, DO ALL THAT IS IN THINE HEART; FOR GOD IS WITH THEE. To his merely human judgment the plan of David seem...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID FORBIDDEN TO BUILD GOD A HOUSE...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 17:2 Nathan H5416 said H559 (H8799) David H1732 Do H6213 (H8798) heart H3824 God H430...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David's desire to build the temple. The Davidie covenant and David's prayer. CHARACTERS: God, David, Nathan. CONCLUSION: Thrice happy is that people whose God is Jehovah, for He will be to...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    REFLECTIONS. In a temporal view the promise made to David, that his house should for ever fill the throne of Israel, must be regarded as a branch of the great national covenant, and consequently subje...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house._ THE KING’S PROPOSAL I. David’s proposal. 1. A noble purpose. 2. A generous purpose. 3. A purpose commended by the prophet. II. God’s disapproval...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES 17:1 The Dynastic Promise to David. See 2 Samuel 7:1 and note. God’s promise to David is central to Chronicles. Israel’s identity as God’s people will be ex

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter coincides with 2 Samuel 7—records David’s purpose to build a house for God (1 Chronicles 17:1), and Nathan’s approval. God refuses to permit this, promises a perpetual ki...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is paralleled by 2 Samuel 7:1; and the parallel is for the most part very close. The purport of the two accounts may be said to be identical, while the variations of some few w...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And Nathan the prophet said, [Good,] do all that is in your heart; for God is with thee. And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord spoke to Nathan the prophet, and said, Go and tell David my s...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 22:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; 1 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Samuel 10:7;...

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