Verse 5
2 Samuel 7:5
Bible in Basic English
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Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֵ֤ךְ וְ/אָֽמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל עַבְדִּ֣/י אֶל דָּוִ֔ד כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַ/אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה לִּ֥/י בַ֖יִת לְ/שִׁבְתִּֽ/י
English Translation
Go and say to my servant David, thus says the Lord: Are you the one who will build for me a house to dwell in?
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Chapter 7 Context
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Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;
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The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God (E...
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And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.
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Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
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Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place...
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For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no hou...
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In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges...
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Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from...
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And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; a...
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And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be livin...
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From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are ag...
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And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed...
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He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for...
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I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment w...
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But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.
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And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authorit...
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So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.
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Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God (Elohi...
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And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God (Elohim); but your words have even been about the...
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What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God (Elohim).
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Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant se...
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Truly you are great, O Lord God (Elohim): there is no one like you and no other God (Elohim) but you...
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And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, t...
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But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, L...
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And now, O Lord God (Elohim), may the word which you have said about your servant and about his fami...
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And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God (Elohim) over I...
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For you, O Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will mak...
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And now, O Lord God (Elohim), you are God (Elohim) and your words are true and you have said you wil...
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So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on...
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