2 Samuel 7:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ I did not live in a house at the time I took the Israelites out of Egypt. No, I traveled around in a tent. I used the tent for my home.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ For I have not dwelt in a house since I brought the Israelites out of Egypt to this day, but have moved about with a tent for My dwelling.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ for I have not dwelt in a house since the day 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ In fact, I haven’t lived in a temple from the day I brought Israel out of Egypt until now. Instead, I have been traveling around in a tent and in a dwelling.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ For I have not lived in a house from the day that I led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt, even to this day. Instead, I have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.

2 Samuel 7:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:11

Uriah said to David, “The Holy Box [64] and the soldiers of Israel and Judah are staying in tents. My lord Joab, and my lord’s (King David’s) officers are camping out in the field. So it is not right for me to go home to drink, and sleep with my wife.”

1 Kings 8:16

‘I brought my people, Israel, out of Egypt. But I had not yet chosen a city from among the family groups of Israel for a temple to honor me. And I had not chosen a man to be leader over my people, Israel. But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the city where I will be honored. And I have chosen David to rule over my people, Israel.’

Acts 7:44

“The Holy Tent {\cf2\super [144]} was with our ancestors in the desert. God told Moses how to make this tent. He made it like the plan that God showed him.

2 Corinthians 6:16

From this time on we don’t think of any person like the world thinks of people. It is true that in the past we thought of Christ like the world thinks. But we don’t think that way now.

Deuteronomy 23:14

Why? Because the Lord your God is there with you in your camp to save you and to help you defeat your enemies. So the camp must be holy. Then the Lord will not see something disgusting and leave you.

Joshua 18:1

All of the Israelite people gathered together at Shiloh. At that place they set up the Meeting Tent. [63] The people of Israel controlled that country. They had defeated all the enemies in that land.

Revelation 2:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus:

Judges 20:27

The men of Israel asked the Lord a question. (In those days God’s Box of the Agreement [172] was there at Bethel.