2 Samuel 7:5 - Plain English Version

⁵ He told him to say this to David, “David, you are my working man. Listen to me. I want you to leave it. Don’t build a house for me. And don’t build a house for that special box.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ Go and tell My servant David, Thus says the Lord: Shall you build Me a house in which to dwell?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Common English Bible

⁵ 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

⁵ "Go, and say to my servant David: 'Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?

2 Samuel 7:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:4

But that night God gave Nathan a dream and told him a different story.