1 Chronicles 17:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 17:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 17:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 17:5 — KJV
“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. have gone: Heb. have been”
— 1 Chronicles 17:5 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 17:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 17:5
“Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 17:5: dwelt, house, since
“Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. gaps: or, breaches made...: Heb. hedged the hedge”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 17:5: house, day, israel
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. men...: Heb. men of statures”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 17:5: brought, israel, gone
“Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 17:5: house, since, day
“And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. waited...: Heb. was before”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 17:5: brought, israel, gone
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