1 Chronicles 17:1

1 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 17

“Now 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.”1 Chronicles 17:1

What Does 1 Chronicles 17:1 Mean?

1 Chronicles 17:1 is found in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 17, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 1 Chronicles 17:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Samuel 7:1“And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;”1 Chronicles 15:1“And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.”1 Chronicles 17:5“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.”2 Chronicles 6:7“Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.”Exodus 26:2“The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.”Exodus 40:19“And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.”2 Samuel 6:17“And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”1 Chronicles 28:2“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”Psalms 132:5“Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.”Jeremiah 22:15“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”Daniel 4:4“I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:”Daniel 4:29“At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.”Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?”Haggai 1:9“Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”Acts 7:46“Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.”Exodus 26:1“Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.”1 Samuel 4:3“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.”2 Samuel 12:1“And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.”2 Samuel 12:25“And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.”1 Kings 1:8“But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.”

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