2 Samuel 7:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

to go to David and give him this message: David, you are my servant, so listen to what I say. Why should you build a temple for me?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:4

That night, the LORD told Nathan

1 Kings 5:17

He ordered the workers to cut and shape large blocks of good stone for the foundation of the temple.

1 Kings 6:12

If you obey my commands and do what I say, I will keep the promise I made to your father David. I will live among my people Israel in this temple you are building, and I will not desert them.

1 Chronicles 17:4

to go to David and tell him: David, you are my servant, so listen carefully: you are not the one to build a temple for me.

1 Chronicles 28:3

but the LORD has refused to let me build it, because he said I have killed too many people in battle.

Proverbs 16:1

We humans make plans, but the LORD has the final word.

Isaiah 66:1

The LORD said: Heaven is my throne; the earth is my footstool. What kind of house could you build for me? In what place will I rest?