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for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, to this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tent [to another].
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God's Mobile Presence
God emphasizes to David that He has never been confined to a permanent house. Instead, He has been mobile, dwelling in a tent and moving with His people since the Exodus. Scholars explain this highlights God's relational desire to journey alongside His people, rather than remaining distant in a static temple like the gods of other nations.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
Since the day that I brought up Israel (Samuel adds, “out of Egypt”) until this day.—This const…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 17:1).
Presbyterian
This chapter is the same as 2 Samuel 7. See what is said about it there. It is very observable that what in Samuel is said to be, for thy word'…
