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1 Chronicles 17:1-3
New Catholic Bible
1 Chronicles 17:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 17[a]
Nathan’s Oracle. 1 After David had moved into his palace, David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I live in a house of cedar, but the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord lives under awnings.” 2 Nathan said to David, “Do whatever you want to, for the Lord is with you.”
3 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
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- 1 Chronicles 17:1 At the center of the story of David (from which all the shadows have been removed) the Chronicler places the event that gives it meaning and that is recorded in 2 Sam 7:1-17. Being made ancestor and type of the future “Anointed One,” the Messiah, David is given an unparalleled place in the history of salvation.
