And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
2 Samuel 7:5 - King 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? Matoleo zaidiAmplified 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? English Standard Version 2016 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you 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 hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:
but God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
The preparations of the heart in man, And the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?