The Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan went to David. Nathan said, “There were two men in a city. One man was rich. But the other man was poor.
2 Samuel 7:4 - Easy To Read Version But that night, the Lord’s word came to Nathan. The Lord said, 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: Catholic Public Domain Version But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: 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: |
The Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan went to David. Nathan said, “There were two men in a city. One man was rich. But the other man was poor.
Nathan said to King David, “Do whatever you want to do. The Lord will be with you.”
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the person to build a house for me to live in.
‘I brought my people, Israel, out of Egypt. But I had not yet chosen a city from among the family groups of Israel for a temple to honor me. And I had not chosen a man to be leader over my people, Israel. But now I have chosen Jerusalem to be the city where I will be honored. And I have chosen David to rule over my people, Israel.’
The Lord my Master might decide to do something. But before he does anything, he will tell his plans to his servants, the prophets.
God said, “Listen to me! You will have prophets. [168] I, the Lord, will show myself to them in visions. [169] I will speak to them in dreams.