2 Samuel 7:4
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.
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?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
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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- But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
- KJV
- And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
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- That same night, the LORD’s word came to Nathan, saying,
- ASV
- And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,
- DARBY
- And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
- BLB
- And it came to pass in that night that the word of YHWH came to Nathan, saying,
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- Men samme natt kom Herrens ord til Natan, og det lød slik:
- OTB
- Men den natten kom Herrens ord til Natan og sa:
- B1930
- Men samme natt kom Herrens ord til Natan, og det lød således:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 17:3
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Read in contextNumbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Read in contextAmos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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