2 Samuel 7:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Go to my servant David and say, “This is what the Lord says: Are you to build me a house to dwell in? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Go and tell My servant David, Thus says the Lord: Shall you build Me a house in which to dwell? American Standard Version (1901) Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? Common English Bible Go to my servant David and tell him: This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build the temple for me to live in. Catholic Public Domain Version "Go, and say to my servant David: 'Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in? |
The king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
‘As for this temple you are building #– #if you walk in my statutes, observe my ordinances, and keep all my commands by walking in them, I will fulfil my promise to you, which I made to your father David.
‘Go to David my servant and say, “This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.
but God said to me, “You are not to build a house for my name because you are a man of war and have shed blood.”
The reflections of the heart belong to mankind, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. Where could you possibly build a house for me? And where would my resting place be?