--- title: 1 Chronicles 17 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 1 Chronicles chapter 17 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/) / chapter 17 # 1 Chronicles 17 27 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [17:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.1/) — וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר יָשַׁב דָּוִיד בְּבֵיתוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד אֶל־נָתָן הַנָּבִיא הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית הָֽאֲרָזִים וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה תַּחַת יְרִיעֽוֹת׃ — And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD dwelleth under curtains.' - [17:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.2/) — וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִיד כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ עֲשֵׂה כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּֽךְ׃ס — And Nathan said unto David: 'Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.' - [17:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.3/) — וַֽיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיְהִי דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִים אֶל־נָתָן לֵאמֹֽר׃ — And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying: - [17:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.4/) — לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל־דָּוִיד עַבְדִּי כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה לֹא אַתָּה תִּבְנֶה־לִּי הַבַּיִת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ — 'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith the LORD: Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in; - [17:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.5/) — כִּי לֹא יָשַׁבְתִּי בְּבַיִת מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וָֽאֶהְיֶה מֵאֹהֶל אֶל־אֹהֶל וּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ — 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. - [17:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.6/) — בְּכֹל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲדָבָר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד שֹׁפְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי לִרְעוֹת אֶת־עַמִּי לֵאמֹר לָמָּה לֹא־בְנִיתֶם לִי בֵּית אֲרָזִֽים׃ — In all places wherein I have walked among all Israel, spoke I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying: Why have ye not built Me a house of cedar? - [17:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.7/) — וְעַתָּה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר לְעַבְדִּי לְדָוִידס כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲנִי לְקַחְתִּיךָ מִן־הַנָּוֶה מִֽן־אַחֲרֵי הַצֹּאן לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel; - [17:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.8/) — וָֽאֶהְיֶה עִמְּךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ וָאַכְרִית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתִֽי לְךָ שֵׁם כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדוֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ — and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth. - [17:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.9/) — וְשַׂמְתִּי מָקוֹם לְעַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּנְטַעְתִּיהוּ וְשָׁכַן תַּחְתָּיו וְלֹא יִרְגַּז עוֹד וְלֹא־יוֹסִיפוּ בְנֵי־עַוְלָה לְבַלֹּתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ — And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first, - [17:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.10/) — וּלְמִיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהִכְנַעְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶיךָ וָאַגִּד לָךְ וּבַיִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ יְהוָֽה׃ — even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that the LORD will build thee a house. - [17:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.11/) — וְהָיָה כִּֽי־מָלְאוּ יָמֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת עִם־אֲבֹתֶיךָ וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מִבָּנֶיךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִי אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ — And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. - [17:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.12/) — הוּא יִבְנֶה־לִּי בָּיִת וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶת־כִּסְאוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ — He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. - [17:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.13/) — אֲנִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ לְאָב וְהוּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּי לְבֵן וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָסִיר מֵֽעִמּוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר הֲסִירוֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁר הָיָה לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ — I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; - [17:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.14/) — וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּיהוּ בְּבֵיתִי וּבְמַלְכוּתִי עַד־הָעוֹלָם וְכִסְאוֹ יִהְיֶה נָכוֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ — but I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.' - [17:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.15/) — כְּכֹל הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וּכְכֹל הֶחָזוֹן הַזֶּה כֵּן דִּבֶּר נָתָן אֶל־דָּוִֽיד׃פ — According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. - [17:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.16/) — וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד וַיֵּשֶׁב לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים וּמִי בֵיתִי כִּי הֲבִיאֹתַנִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם׃ — Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far? - [17:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.17/) — וַתִּקְטַן זֹאת בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים וַתְּדַבֵּר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ לְמֵרָחוֹק וּרְאִיתַנִי כְּתוֹר הָאָדָם הַֽמַּעֲלָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִֽים׃ — And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O LORD God. - [17:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.18/) — מַה־יּוֹסִיף עוֹד דָּוִיד אֵלֶיךָ לְכָבוֹד אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ וְאַתָּה אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ יָדָֽעְתָּ׃ — What can David say yet more unto Thee concerning the honour which is done to Thy servant? for Thou knowest Thy servant. - [17:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.19/) — יְהוָה בַּעֲבוּר עַבְדְּךָ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ עָשִׂיתָ אֵת כָּל־הַגְּדוּלָּה הַזֹּאת לְהֹדִיעַ אֶת־כָּל־הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת׃ — O LORD, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. - [17:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.20/) — יְהוָה אֵין כָּמוֹךָ וְאֵין אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתֶךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַעְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ׃ — O LORD, there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. - [17:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.21/) — וּמִי כְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי אֶחָד בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים לִפְדּוֹת לוֹ עָם לָשׂוּם לְךָ שֵׁם גְּדֻלּוֹת וְנֹרָאוֹת לְגָרֵשׁ מִפְּנֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִיתָ מִמִּצְרַיִם גּוֹיִֽם׃ — And who is like Thy people Israel, a nation one in the earth, whom God went to redeem unto Himself for a people, to make Thee a name by great and tremendous things, in driving out nations from before Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem out of Egypt. - [17:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.22/) — וַתִּתֵּן אֶת־עַמְּךָיִשְׂרָאֵל ׀ לְךָ לְעָם עַד־עוֹלָם וְאַתָּה יְהוָה הָיִיתָ לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ — For Thy people Israel didst Thou make Thine own people for ever; and Thou, LORD, becamest their God. - [17:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.23/) — וְעַתָּה יְהוָה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ וְעַל־בֵּיתוֹ יֵאָמֵן עַד־עוֹלָם וַעֲשֵׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ — And now, O LORD, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken. - [17:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.24/) — וְיֵֽאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ עַד־עוֹלָם לֵאמֹר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֱלֹהִים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵית־דָּוִיד עַבְדְּךָ נָכוֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ — Yea, let it be established, and let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Thy servant shall be established before Thee. - [17:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.25/) — כִּי ׀ אַתָּה אֱלֹהַי גָּלִיתָ אֶת־אֹזֶן עַבְדְּךָ לִבְנוֹת לוֹ בָּיִת עַל־כֵּן מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ לְהִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ — For Thou, O my God, hast revealed to Thy servant that Thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray before Thee. - [17:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.26/) — וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אַתָּה־הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים וַתְּדַבֵּר עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ הַטּוֹבָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ — And now, O LORD, Thou alone art God, and hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant; - [17:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.17.27/) — וְעַתָּה הוֹאַלְתָּ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־בֵּית עַבְדְּךָ לִהְיוֹת לְעוֹלָם לְפָנֶיךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהוָה בֵּרַכְתָּ וּמְבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָֽם׃פ — and now it hath pleased Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee; for Thou, O LORD, hast blessed, and so let Thy servant be blessed for ever.' - ← previous: [1 Chronicles 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/16/) - next →: [1 Chronicles 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/18/) - ↑ back to [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/)