Verse 4
2 Samuel 7:4
New King James Version
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And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֖י בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה הַ/ה֑וּא וַֽ/יְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל נָתָ֖ן לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And it came to pass in that night, and the word of the Lord was to Nathan, saying.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about fro...
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2
That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of Go...
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3
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that
is in thine heart; for the LORD
is with thee.
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4
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
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Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
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Whereas I have not dwelt in
any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of...
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7
In all
the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of t...
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8
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee fro...
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9
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight,...
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10
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a...
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11
And as since the time that I commanded judges
to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to r...
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12
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after...
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13
He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
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14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod...
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15
But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took
it
from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
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16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be estab...
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17
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
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18
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who
am I, O Lord GOD? and what
is my...
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19
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s...
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20
And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
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21
For thy word’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to mak...
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22
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God (Elohim): for
there is none like thee, neither
is there any God...
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23
And what one nation in the earth
is like thy people,
even like Israel, whom God (Elohim) went to red...
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24
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel
to be
a people unto thee for ever: and thou, L...
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25
And now, O LORD God (Elohim), the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning...
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26
And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts
is the God (Elohim) over Israel: a...
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27
For thou, O LORD of hosts, God (Elohim) of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will buil...
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28
And now, O Lord GOD, thou
art that God (Elohim), and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this...
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29
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever be...
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