2 Samuel 7:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then one day, as David was talking with Nathan the prophet, David said, “Look around! I live in a palace made of cedar, but the sacred chest has to stay in a tent.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:11

Uriah answered, “The sacred chest and the armies of Israel and Judah are camping out somewhere in the fields with our commander Joab and his officers and troops. Do you really think I would go home to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? I swear by your life that I would not!”

2 Samuel 12:1

and he sent Nathan the prophet to tell this story to David: A rich man and a poor man lived in the same town.

2 Samuel 5:11

King Hiram of Tyre sent some officials to David. Carpenters and stone workers came with them, and they brought cedar logs so they could build David a palace.

2 Samuel 6:17

They put the chest inside a tent that David had set up for it. David worshipped the LORD by sacrificing animals and burning them on an altar,

2 Samuel 7:17

Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision.

1 Kings 1:22

Just then, Nathan the prophet arrived.

1 Kings 1:8

But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David's bodyguards all refused.

1 Kings 8:17

So when David wanted to build a temple for the LORD God of Israel,

1 Chronicles 14:1

King Hiram of Tyre sent some officials to David. They brought along carpenters and stone workers, and enough cedar logs to build David a palace.

1 Chronicles 16:1

They put the sacred chest inside the tent that David had set up for it, then they offered sacrifices to please the LORD and sacrifices to ask his blessing.

1 Chronicles 22:7

He said: My son, I wanted to build a temple where the LORD my God would be worshipped.

1 Chronicles 29:29

Everything David did while he was king is included in the history written by the prophets Samuel, Nathan, and Gad.

2 Chronicles 29:25

Next, Hezekiah assigned the Levites to their places in the temple. He gave them cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments, according to the instructions that the LORD had given King David and the two prophets, Gad and Nathan.

2 Chronicles 9:29

Everything else Solomon did while he was king is written in the records of Nathan the prophet, Ahijah the prophet from Shiloh, and Iddo the prophet who wrote about Jeroboam son of Nebat.

Psalm 132:2

Mighty God of Jacob, remember how he promised:

Psalm 132:5

until I find a home for you, the mighty LORD God of Jacob.”

Exodus 40:21

The chest was brought into the tent and set behind the curtain in the most holy place. These things were done exactly as the LORD had commanded Moses.

John 2:17

The disciples then remembered that the Scriptures say, “My love for your house burns in me like a fire.”

Acts 7:46

He pleased God and asked him if he could build a house of worship for the people of Israel.