1 Chronicles 17:6

“Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?”

"Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?" - 1 Chronicles 17:6
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What does 1 Chronicles 17:6 mean?

1 Chronicles 17:6 (KJV) reads, "Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedar?" This verse comes from the Old Testament of the Bible and is part of…

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**Devotional: A House for the Lord: Understanding Our Calling to Build** In 1 Chronicles 17:6 (KJV), the Lord speaks through His servant, David, expressing a profound sentiment regarding His dwelling among His people: "Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to…

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Heavenly Father, As I humbly come before You today, I reflect on the powerful declaration found in 1 Chronicles 17:6, where You spoke to David, saying, "Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people…

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"And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei." - 1 Chronicles 6:17
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1 Chronicles 1:6 - "And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah."
1 Chronicles 6:1 - "The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari."
1 Chronicles 27:17 - "Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:"
1 Chronicles 3:17 - "¶ And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,"
2 Chronicles 17:6 - "And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah."
1 Chronicles 24:17 - "The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,"
1 Chronicles 14:6 - "And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
1 Chronicles 1:17 - "¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech."
1 Chronicles 2:17 - "And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite."
1 Chronicles 16:17 - "And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,"
1 Chronicles 3:6 - "Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,"
1 Chronicles 6:25 - "And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth."
2 Chronicles 6:17 - "Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David."
1 Chronicles 25:17 - "The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:"
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1 Chronicles 17:3 - "¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,"
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1 Chronicles 6:12 - "And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,"
1 Chronicles 6:45 - "The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,"
1 Chronicles 6:11 - "And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,"
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1 Chronicles 7:6 - "¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three."