And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
2 Samuel 7:5 - King James 2000 Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Go and tell My servant David, Thus says the Lord: Shall you build Me a house in which to dwell? American Standard Version (1901) Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? Common English Bible Go to my servant David and tell him: This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build the temple for me to live in. Catholic Public Domain Version "Go, and say to my servant David: 'Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in? |
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with you, which I spoke unto David your father:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:
But God said unto me, You shall not build a house for my name, because you have been a man of war, and have shed blood.
The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Thus says the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?