KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Samuel 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, ‘See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 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;
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.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
5 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)נָתָ֣ןH5416 · na.tanNathanהַנָּבִ֔יאH5030 · na.viprophetרְאֵ֣הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeנָ֔אH4994 · napleaseאָנֹכִ֥יH595 · a.no.khiIיוֹשֵׁ֖בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאֲרָזִ֑יםH730 · e.rezcedarוַֽאֲרוֹן֙H727 · a.ronarkהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodיֹשֵׁ֖בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּת֥וֹךְH8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַיְרִיעָֽה׃H3407 · ye.ri.ahcurtain
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.2 Samuel 5:11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.2 Samuel 12:1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.Haggai 1:4[Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?Acts 7:46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.John 2:17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.Exodus 26:1-14Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,Psalm 132:5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.2 Chronicles 1:4But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to [the place which] David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.2 Samuel 6:17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.2 Samuel 7:17According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.Exodus 40:21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.Jeremiah 22:13-15Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
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