World English Bible
2 Samuel 7:4
“It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 7
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that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
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Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.
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It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?
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For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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