2 Samuel 7:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:4

God said, “Go and tell this to my servant David: The Lord says, ‘David, you are not the one to build a house for me to live in.

2 Samuel 7:4

But that night, the Lord’s word came to Nathan:

1 Kings 6:12

“If you obey all my laws and commands, I will do for you what I promised your father David.

Isaiah 66:1

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is where I rest my feet. So do you think you can build a house for me? Do I need a place to rest?

1 Kings 5:17

King Solomon commanded them to cut large, expensive stones for the foundation of the Temple.

1 Chronicles 28:3

But God said to me, ‘No David, you must not build a house for my name. You must not do that because you are a soldier, and you have killed many men.’

Proverbs 16:1

People might plan what they want to say, but it is the Lord who gives them the right words.