1 Chronicles 17

David expresses his desire to build a permanent house for the Ark of the Covenant, but YHWH redirects him through the prophet Nathan, revealing that David's son will build the temple instead.[1][2] YHWH establishes an eternal covenant with David, promising to build him a dynasty with a throne established forever and a descendant who will have a special father-son relationship with God, to which David responds with humility and gratitude.[1][2]

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וַ/יְהִ֕י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi Now it came to pass and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher when as that which when HR/Tr יָשַׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yashav David lived he sat he dwelt HVqp3ms דָּוִ֖יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/בֵית֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto in his house in his house in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR נָתָ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan Nathan he gave Natan HNp הַ/נָּבִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) Behold Look! look HTm אָנֹכִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba) I I myself I myself HPp1cs יוֹשֵׁב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev dwell dwelling-one of dwelling in HVqrmsa בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in a house in the house of the house of HR/Ncmsc הָֽ/אֲרָזִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 haarazim of cedars the cedars the cedars HTd/Ncmpa וַ/אֲר֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 vaaron but the ark and chest and the ark HC/Ncbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement covenant HNcfsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR יְרִיעֽוֹת 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤕 yeriot curtains woven covering panels curtain panels HNcfpa
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בְּ/כֹ֥ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which where HTr הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ 𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 hitehalakheti I have walked I walked about I walked about HVtp1cs בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of with all HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הֲ/דָבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) a word the spoken-matter a word HTi/Ncmsa דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I spoke I spoke I spoke HVpp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR אַחַד֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤃 achad Eka (Bemba) any one one HAcmsa שֹׁפְטֵ֣י 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉 shofetey of the judges judgers of judges of HVqrmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom that-which whom HTr צִוִּ֛יתִי 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉 tsiviti I commanded I commanded I commanded HVpp1cs לִ/רְע֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 lireot to shepherd to shepherd to shepherd HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker [·] HTo עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc לָ֛/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? for what? HR/Ti לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn בְנִיתֶ֥ם 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤌 venitem have you built you (masculine plural) built and you (masculine plural) built HVqp2mp לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt a house house-of house HNcmsc אֲרָזִֽים 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉𐤌 arazim of cedars cedars cedars HNcmpa
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וְ֠/עַתָּה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah Now therefore and now and now HC/D כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD תֹאמַ֞ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you shall say you will say you will say HVqi2ms לְ/עַבְדִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤉 leavedi to my servant to my servant to my servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְ/דָוִ֗יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh-2 Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs לְקַחְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 leqachetikha took you I took you I took you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/נָּוֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤅𐤄 hanaveh the pasture the pleasant dwelling-place the pasture HTd/Ncbsa מִֽן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from from HR אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey following after, following after HR הַ/צֹּ֑אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the flock the flock the flock HTd/Ncbsa לִ/הְי֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc נָגִ֔יד 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 nagid leader front-standing leader leader HNcmsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR עַמִּ֥/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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וָֽ/אֶהְיֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 vaeheyeh and-I-have-been and I became and I was HC/Vqw1cs עִמְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with-you with you with you HR/Sp2ms בְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in-all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr הָלַ֔כְתָּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 halakheta you-have-gone you walked you walked HVqp2ms וָ/אַכְרִ֥ית 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕 vaakherit and-I-have-cut-off and I will cut off and I have cut off HC/Vhw1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc אוֹיְבֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤊 oyeveykha your-enemies your hostile ones your enemies HVqrmpc/Sp2ms מִ/פָּנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mipaneykha from-before-you from your presence from before you HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתִֽי 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 veasiti and-I-will-make and I will do and I will make HC/Vqq1cs לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for-you for you HR/Sp2ms שֵׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 shem shina (Bemba) a-name name-of a name HNcmsa כְּ/שֵׁ֥ם 𐤊/𐤔𐤌 keshem shina (Bemba) like-name as name of as name of HR/Ncmsc הַ/גְּדוֹלִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 hagedolim the-great-ones the great ones the great ones HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that HTr בָּ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in-the-earth in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa
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וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉 vesameti And I will appoint and I will set and I will set HC/Vqq1cs מָ֠קוֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom a place standing-place place HNcmsa לְ/עַמִּ֨/י 𐤋/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 leami for my people to my gathered people for my people HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/נְטַעְתִּ֨י/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤅 unetaetihu and will plant them and I planted him and I will plant them HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms וְ/שָׁכַ֣ן 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤍 veshakhan and they shall dwell and he dwelt and they will dwell HC/Vqq3ms תַּחְתָּ֔י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv in their place beneath him; in his place in their place HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and no and not and not HC/Tn יִרְגַּ֖ז 𐤉𐤓𐤂𐤆 yiregaz shall be disturbed he will tremble they will tremble HVqi3ms ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od more still, again, further again HD וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and no and not and not HC/Tn יוֹסִ֤יפוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐𐤅 yosifu shall add they will add further they will continue HVhi3mp בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc עַוְלָה֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 avelah wickedness injustice injustice HNcbsa לְ/בַלֹּת֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤅 levaloto to waste them to wear him out to wear them out HR/Vpc/Sp3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr בָּ/רִאשׁוֹנָֽה 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄 barishonah formerly in the first (feminine) in the first HRd/Aafsa
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וְ/הָיָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC מָלְא֤וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu are fulfilled they became full are fulfilled HVqp3cp יָמֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤊 yameykha your days your days your days HNcmpc/Sp2ms לָ/לֶ֣כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go to go HR/Vqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR אֲבֹתֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 avoteykha your fathers your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti uku-ima (Bemba) then I will raise up and I raised up then I will raise up HC/Vhq1cs אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo זַרְעֲ/ךָ֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your seed your seed your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you after you HR/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr יִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be he will be HVqi3ms מִ/בָּנֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 mibaneykha Bene (Bemba) of your sons from your sons from your sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲכִינוֹתִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉 vahakhinoti and I will establish and I established and I will establish HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo מַלְכוּתֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom his kingship his kingdom HNcfsc/Sp3ms
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וּ/מִי֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi And who and who? and who? HC/Ti כְּ/עַמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤊/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 keamekha like Your people like your gathered people like your people HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp גּ֥וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy nation people-group nation HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the earth in the land in the earth HRd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which whom HTr הָלַ֨ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe went he walked went HVqp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones Elohim HTd/Ncmpa לִ/פְדּ֧וֹת 𐤋/𐤐𐤃𐤅𐤕 lifedot to redeem to ransom-release to redeem HR/Vqc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for Himself for Himself HR/Sp3ms עָ֗ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people gathered people a people HNcmsa לָ/שׂ֤וּם 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤌 lasum to make to set, to place to set HR/Vqc לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for You for you HR/Sp2ms שֵׁ֚ם 𐤔𐤌 shem shina (Bemba) a name name-of a name HNcmsa גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 gedulot great greatnesses greatnesses HNcfpa וְ/נֹרָא֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 venoraot and terrible and awe-inspiring ones and awe-inspiring ones HC/VNrfpa לְ/גָרֵ֗שׁ 𐤋/𐤂𐤓𐤔 legaresh by driving out to expel forcefully to expel forcefully HR/Vpc מִ/פְּנֵ֧י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from before from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc עַמְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha Your people your people your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 whom that-which whom HTr פָּדִ֥יתָ 𐤐𐤃𐤉𐤕 padita You redeemed you ransomed you redeemed HVqp2ms מִ/מִּצְרַ֖יִם 𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mimitserayim from Egypt from Egypt from Mitserayim HR/Np גּוֹיִֽם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups nations HNcmpa
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וְ֠/יֵֽאָמֵן 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤍 veyeamen let it be established he will be upheld let it be established HC/VNi3ms וְ/יִגְדַּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 veyigedal and let it be magnified and he will become great and let it be magnified HC/Vqi3ms שִׁמְ/ךָ֤ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 shimekha shina (Bemba) your name your name your name HNcmsc/Sp2ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad forever up to forever HR עוֹלָם֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) a God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael to Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np וּ/בֵית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and the house and house of and the house of HC/Ncmsc דָּוִ֥יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david of David David David HNp עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms נָכ֥וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon be established being established be established HVNrmsa לְ/פָנֶֽי/ךָ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 lefaneykha before you before your face to before your face HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms
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