Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ בְּבַ֔יִת לְ֠מִיּוֹם הַעֲלֹתִ֞י אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וְעַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ בְּאֹ֖הֶל וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
As he pondered these thoughts, the Lord spoke to Nathan the prophet, who then conveyed the message to the king. In this divine revelation, God declared that David would not be the one to construct a house for Him. He noted that for a period, He had not instructed anyone from among His people to build Him a house made of cedar, saying, “Thus say unto My servant David...”
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