1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Chronicles 17:1 | Now *when David was dwelling in his house, he said to Nathan, the prophet: Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar: and the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under skins. 2 Kings 6:17.; | Year of the World 2960, Year before Christ 1044. Cedar. Such were esteemed the most magnificent, ver. 6. See 2 Kings vii. |
| I Chronicles 17:2 | And Nathan said to David: Do all that is in thy heart: for God is with thee. | |
| I Chronicles 17:3 | Now that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: | |
| I Chronicles 17:4 | Go, and speak to David, my servant: Thus saith the Lord: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in. | |
| I Chronicles 17:5 | For I have not remained in a house from the time that I brought up Israel to this day: but I have been always changing places in a tabernacle, and in a tent | |
| I Chronicles 17:6 | Abiding with all Israel. Did I ever speak to any one, of all the judges of Israel, whom I charged to feed my people, saying: Why have you not built me a house of cedar? | |
| I Chronicles 17:7 | Now, therefore, thus shalt thou say to my servant, David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee from the pastures, from following the flock, that thou shouldst be ruler of my people Israel; | |
| I Chronicles 17:8 | And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and I have slain all thy enemies before thee, and have made thee a name, like that of one of the great ones that are renowned in the earth. | |
| I Chronicles 17:9 | And I have given a place to my people Israel: they shall be planted, and shall dwell therein, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of iniquity waste them, as at the beginning, | A place permanent and secure, while I have had no fixed abode. (Calmet) --- No more, for a long time: and unless they provoke me by their crimes, as they did afterwards, and were exposed to more severe chastisements. Constant rest is not always expedient. (Tirinus) |
| I Chronicles 17:10 | Since the days that I gave judges to my people Israel, and I have humbled all thy enemies. And I declare to thee, that the Lord will build thee a house. | |
| I Chronicles 17:11 | And when thou shalt have ended thy days to go to thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons: and I will establish his kingdom. | Seed, even till Christ shall be born of the Blessed Virgin, of the family of David. |
| I Chronicles 17:12 | He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. | Ever often means only a long duration. The dominion of Christ shall have no end. (Calmet) --- The Church founded by this true David, (Haydock) falls heir to these promises. (Du Hamel) |
| I Chronicles 17:13 | I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee. | Thee. The posterity of Saul lost the throne. (Haydock) --- If Solomon was reprobated, his children were permitted to reign. It is also presumed that he did penance; though this is not certain. |
| I Chronicles 17:14 | But I will settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be most firm for ever. | |
| I Chronicles 17:15 | According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. | |
| I Chronicles 17:16 | And king David came, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou shouldst give such things to me? | |
| I Chronicles 17:17 | But even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant, for the time to come: and thou hast made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God. | Men. Who was ever more favoured by God than David? Hebrew, "Thou hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree." (Protestants) (Haydock) |
| I Chronicles 17:18 | What can David add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy servant, and known him? | Known him. Treating him with love and tenderness, as a friend. How can David sufficiently testify his gratitude? |
| I Chronicles 17:19 | O Lord, for thy servant's sake, according to thy own heart, thou hast shewed all this magnificence, and wouldst have all these great things to be known. | |
| I Chronicles 17:20 | O Lord, there is none like thee: and there is no other God beside thee, of all whom we have heard of with our ears. | |
| I Chronicles 17:21 | For what other nation is there upon earth like unto thy people Israel, whom God went to deliver, and make a people for himself, and by his greatness and terrors cast out nations before their face, whom he had delivered out of Egypt? | Himself. Hebrew adds, "and to make thee a name." |
| I Chronicles 17:22 | And thou hast made thy people Israel to be thy own people for ever; and thou, O Lord, art become their God. | |
| I Chronicles 17:23 | Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. | |
| I Chronicles 17:24 | And let thy name remain and be magnified for ever: and let it be said: The Lord of hosts is God of Israel, and the house of David, his servant, remaineth before him. | |
| I Chronicles 17:25 | For thou, O Lord, my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him a house: and therefore thy servant hath found confidence to pray before thee. | |
| I Chronicles 17:26 | And now, O Lord, thou art God: and thou hast promised to thy servant such great benefits. | |
| I Chronicles 17:27 | And thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be always before thee: for seeing thou blessest it, O Lord, it shall be blessed for ever. | Begun. Hebrew, "be pleased, (Haydock) or thou hast had the goodness to bless." Syriac, "I pray thee bless." |