1 Chronicles 17:1-5 God Establishes His Covenant with DavidAfter David had settled down to live in his palace, he spoke with the prophet Nathan. “Look, here I am living in this cedar palace, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant remains surrounded by curtains!”

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ God Establishes His Covenant with David
After David had settled down to live in his palace, he spoke with the prophet Nathan. “Look, here I am living in this cedar palace, but the ark of the LORD’s covenant remains surrounded by curtains!”
² “Do everything you have in mind,” Nathan replied to David, “because God is with you.”
³ But later that same night, this message came to Nathan from God: ⁴ “Go tell David, my servant, ‘This is what the LORD says: “‘“You won’t be building a house for me to inhabit, will you? ⁵ After all, I haven’t lived in a house from the day I brought out Israel until today. Instead, I’ve lived from tent to tent and from one place to another.