1 Chronicles 17:16 meaning and explanation
Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
1 Chronicles 17:16, Berean Standard Bible
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David has just heard Nathan's oracle, in which God refused his offer to build a temple and instead promised to build David a house, a lasting dynasty. Sitting before the LORD, likely in the tent where the ark rested, David responds not with disappointment but with astonished humility.
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