1 Chronicles 17:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For 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.”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 17:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 17:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tent to another.”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 17:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for I have not dwelt in a 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.”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 17:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel till this day, and I am from tent unto tent: and from the tabernacle,”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 17:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day; but I have been from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another].”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 17:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For I haue dwelt in no house, since the day that I brought out the childre of Israel vnto this daye, but I haue bene from tent to tent, and from habitation to habitation.”
1 Chronicles 17:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 17:5 in Context — 1 Chronicles 17
3 En aquella misma noche fué palabra de Dios á Nathán, diciendo:
4 Ve y di á David mi siervo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Tú no me edificarás casa en que habite:
5 Porque no he habitado en casa [alguna] desde el día que saqué á los hijos de Israel hasta hoy; antes estuve de tienda en tienda, y de tabernáculo [en tabernáculo].
6 En todo cuanto anduve con todo Israel ¿hablé una palabra á alguno de los jueces de Israel, á los cuales mandé que apacentasen mi pueblo, para decirles: Por qué no me edificáis una casa de cedro?
7 Por tanto, ahora dirás á mi siervo David: Así dijo Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé de la majada, de detrás del ganado, para que fueses príncipe sobre mi pueblo Israel;
What Does 1 Chronicles 17:5 Mean?
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