1 Chronicles 17:3It happened the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. That same night after Nathan encouraged David. Nathan is likely at home when God's word comes to him with a very different message than what he told David earlier.
The emotion here: recording divine intervention with humility
The original word
davar (דָּבָר) — word that carries power and authority, not just information
Why it matters
Prophets often received revelations at night when distractions were minimal
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Chronicles 17:3
This happened the SAME NIGHT — showing how quickly God corrected Nathan's human assumption
Common misconceptionPeople assume prophets always spoke perfectly for God, but Nathan shows even godly leaders can give well-meaning but wrong counsel.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Chronicles 17:3
Bible Genome reading
1 Chronicles 17:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Chronicles 17:3 comes from the book of 1 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine revelation, prophetic correction. Notable phrases: word of God came to Nathan. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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