CHAPTER EXPLORER
2 Samuel 7
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29 verses in KJV · 350 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 2 Samuel 7 (KJV)
7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
7:3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1042 BC
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H1004betplace · 15 occurrencesH5650e.vedservant/slave · 12 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 12 occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 11 occurrencesH5971ampeople · 9 occurrencesH430e.lo.himGod · 9 occurrencesH5769o.lamforever: enduring · 8 occurrencesH5704adtill · 8 occurrencesH1696da.varto speak: speak · 8 occurrencesH9031kayou · 7 occurrencesH6440pa.nehface: before · 7 occurrencesH3069ye.ho.vihYHWH/God · 7 occurrencesH136a.do.naiLord · 7 occurrencesH859at.tahyou(m.s.) · 6 occurrences
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