Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And when he had come to him, he said to him: "Two men were in one city: one wealthy, and the other poor.
2 Samuel 7:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying, Common English Bible But that very night the LORD’s word came to Nathan: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: English Standard Version 2016 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, |
Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And when he had come to him, he said to him: "Two men were in one city: one wealthy, and the other poor.
And Nathan said to the king: "Go, do all that is in your heart. For the Lord is with you."
"Go, and say to my servant David: 'Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place?
'From the day when I led my people Israel away from Egypt, I did not choose any city out of all the tribes of Israel, so that a house would be built, and so that my name might be there. Instead, I chose David to be over my people Israel.'
For the Lord God does not fulfill his word, unless he has revealed his secret to his servants the prophets.
he said to them: "Listen to my words. If there will be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him through a dream.