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 La nuit suivante, la parole de Dieu fut adressée à Nathan:

4 Va dire à mon serviteur David: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Ce ne sera pas toi qui me bâtiras une maison pour que j’en fasse ma demeure.

5 Car je n’ai point habité dans une maison depuis le jour où j’ai fait monter Israël jusqu’à ce jour; mais j’ai été de tente en tente et de demeure en demeure.

6 Partout où j’ai marché avec tout Israël, ai-je dit un mot à quelqu’un des juges d’Israël à qui j’avais ordonné de paître mon peuple, ai-je dit: Pourquoi ne me bâtissez-vous pas une maison de cèdre?

7 Maintenant tu diras à mon serviteur David: Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Je t’ai pris au pâturage, derrière les brebis, pour que tu fusses chef de mon peuple d’Israël;

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What Does 1 Chronicles 17:5 Mean?

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