1 Chronicles 17
King James Version · 27 verses · 433 cross-references linking it to 216 other chapters
Explore 1 Chronicles 17 in the interactive map- 1Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.35 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 15:1, 1 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 6:7–9, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 1 Chronicles 14:1
- 2Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.13 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 28:2, 1 Corinthians 13:9, Joshua 9:14, Luke 1:28, 1 Samuel 16:7
- 3And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,7 cross-references: 2 Kings 20:1–5, Numbers 12:6, Amos 3:7, Isaiah 30:21
- 4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:15 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 28:2–3, Romans 11:33–34, 1 Kings 8:19, 2 Samuel 7:4–5, Isaiah 55:8–9
- 5For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.14 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:6, 1 Kings 8:16, Exodus 40:2–3, Isaiah 66:1–2, Acts 7:44–50
- 6Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?19 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:7, Revelation 2:1, Matthew 2:6, Numbers 10:33–36, Leviticus 26:11–12
- 7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:13 cross-references: 2 Samuel 6:21, Exodus 3:1–10, Psalms 78:70–71, Matthew 4:18–22, Amos 7:14–15
- 8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.25 cross-references: 1 Samuel 18:14, 1 Chronicles 17:2, Psalms 46:7, Genesis 28:15, 1 Samuel 18:28
- 9Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,24 cross-references: Exodus 1:13–14, Ephesians 5:6, Exodus 2:23, Ezekiel 36:14–15, Revelation 21:4
- 10And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the Lord will build thee an house.19 cross-references: 2 Samuel 7:11, Judges 2:14–18, Psalms 18:40–50, Judges 4:3, 1 Corinthians 15:25
- 11And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.37 cross-references: Psalms 132:11, 1 Chronicles 29:15, 2 Samuel 7:12–13, Acts 13:36, 1 Kings 1:21
- 12He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.24 cross-references: 1 Kings 5:5, Isaiah 9:7, Daniel 2:44, Revelation 11:15, Psalms 89:36–37
- 13I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:20 cross-references: Hebrews 1:5, Psalms 2:12, 1 Chronicles 17:12, 1 Samuel 15:28, Psalms 2:7
- 14But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.8 cross-references: Psalms 89:36, Luke 1:32–33, Psalms 72:17, Hebrews 3:6, Psalms 2:6
- 15According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.4 cross-references: Acts 20:27, 2 Samuel 7:17, Jeremiah 23:28
- 16And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?14 cross-references: Genesis 32:10, 2 Samuel 7:18, Ephesians 3:8, 1 Samuel 9:21, Psalms 144:3
- 17And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.18 cross-references: Philippians 2:8–11, 1 Chronicles 17:7–8, 1 Chronicles 17:11–15, Isaiah 49:6, Ephesians 3:20
- 18What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.6 cross-references: Revelation 2:23, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 2:30, 2 Samuel 7:20–24, John 21:17
- 19O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.13 cross-references: Isaiah 37:35, Isaiah 49:3, Isaiah 49:5–6, Psalms 111:3, Matthew 11:26
- 20O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.23 cross-references: Isaiah 44:6, Jeremiah 10:6–7, Ephesians 3:20, Exodus 15:11, Deuteronomy 33:26
- 21And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?31 cross-references: Ezekiel 20:9–10, Deuteronomy 15:15, Isaiah 48:9, Psalms 147:20, Psalms 66:3–7
- 22For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.14 cross-references: Exodus 19:5–6, 1 Peter 2:9, Deuteronomy 7:6–8, Romans 9:25–26, Deuteronomy 26:18–19
- 23Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said.10 cross-references: Jeremiah 11:5, Psalms 119:49, Luke 1:38, 2 Samuel 7:25–29, Genesis 32:12
- 24Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.17 cross-references: John 17:1, 2 Chronicles 6:33, Psalms 90:17, Hebrews 8:10, Matthew 6:13
- 25For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.6 cross-references: Psalms 10:17, 1 John 5:14–15, Ezekiel 36:37, 1 Samuel 9:15
- 26And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:5 cross-references: Hebrews 6:18, Exodus 34:6–7, Titus 1:2
- 27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever.11 cross-references: Ephesians 1:3, Romans 11:29, Psalms 72:17, Genesis 27:33
Explained connections
- Nathan's oracle in two histories
God's covenant with David appears in both Samuel and Chronicles. Chronicles, written after the exile, omits the line about punishing the son's wrongdoing, focusing on hope for David's line.
Chapters most linked to 1 Chronicles 17
- 2 Samuel 737 links
- Psalms 8913 links
- 1 Kings 812 links
- 2 Chronicles 610 links
- 1 Chronicles 2810 links
- 1 Kings 17 links
- 1 Chronicles 227 links
- Luke 16 links
- 1 Kings 25 links
- 1 Kings 115 links
- 1 Chronicles 295 links
- Acts 75 links
- Psalms 215 links
- Ephesians 35 links
- 1 Samuel 164 links
- 2 Samuel 124 links
People in 1 Chronicles 17
God, David, Nathan, Jesus Christ