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1 Chronicles 17:2

DavidNathan

1 After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”
KJV
Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.
WEB
Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”
ASV
And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
DARBY
And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
BLB
And Nathan said to David, “All that [is] in your heart, do, for God [is] with you.”
ÅB
Natan sa til David: Gjør du alt det du har i sinne! For Gud er med deg.
OTB
Da sa Natan til David,
"Gjør alt det du har i sinne,
for Gud er med deg."
B1930
Natan sa til David: Gjør du alt det du har i sinne! For Gud er med dig.

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 28:2

    Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,

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  • 1 Corinthians 13:9

    For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

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  • Zechariah 8:23

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

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  • Psalms 20:4

    May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

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  • 1 Chronicles 22:7

    “My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

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  • Joshua 9:14

    Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.

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  • 2 Samuel 7:3

    And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

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