Holy Scripture
1 Chronicles 17:4
Source: Septuagint
Original
4Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not build me a house for me to dwell in it.
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2And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
3And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
— 1 Chronicles 17:4 —
5For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,
6in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever speak to any one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why is it that ye have not built me a house of cedar?