1 Chronicles 17: David’s Plan to Build the Temple – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | God’s Covenant with David and the Promise of His Eternal Throne

Experience the powerful events of 1 Chronicles 17 with this clear and engaging audio recording. Follow the story of David’s plan to build the temple, God’s covenant with David and the promise of his eternal throne. In this chapter, we see David’s gratitude to God for all He has done for him and his desire to honor Him with the temple. Immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the Scriptures come alive. Perfect for study, reflection, or meditation.

1 CHRONICLES 17 (NIV)

1 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here
I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is
under a tent.”

2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with
you.”

3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:

4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the
one to build me a house to dwell in.

5 I have not dwelt in a house from the
day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent
site to another, from one dwelling place to another.

6 Wherever I have moved
with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders whom I
commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of
cedar?”’

7 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: I
took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler
over my people Israel.

8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I
have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like
the names of the greatest men on earth.

9 And I will provide a place for my
people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own
and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as
they did at the beginning

10 and have done ever since the time I appointed
leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies.
“‘I declare to you that the Lord will build a house for you:

11 When your days
are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring
to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

12 He
is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne
forever.

13 I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my
love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor.

14 I will set him
over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established
forever.’”

15 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.

16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:
“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

17 And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about
the future of the house of your servant. You, Lord God, have looked on me as
though I were the most exalted of men.

18 “What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know
your servant,

19 Lord. For the sake of your servant and according to your
will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises.

20 “There is no one like you, Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have
heard with our own ears.

21 And who is like your people Israel—the one nation
on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name
for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations
from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt?

22 You made your people
Israel your very own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.

23 “And now, Lord, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and
his house be established forever. Do as you promised,

24 so that it will be
established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say,
‘The Lord Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel’s God!’ And the house of
your servant David will be established before you.

25 “You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for
him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you.

26 You, Lord, are God!
You have promised these good things to your servant.

27 Now you have been
pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in
your sight; for you, Lord, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”