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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Samuel 7:4

But that same night the word of Adonai came to Natan:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Nathan;   Prophets;   Temple;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Visions;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nathan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Mediator, Mediation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Beth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Jerusalem;   Nathan;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Messiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Nathan ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Temple;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Nathan (1);   Tent;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   David;   Dreams;   Nathan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan:
Hebrew Names Version
It happened the same night, that the word of the LORD came to Natan, saying,
King James Version
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
Lexham English Bible
But it happened that night, the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
English Standard Version
But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan,
New Century Version
But that night the Lord spoke his word to Nathan,
New English Translation
That night the Lord told Nathan,
Amplified Bible
But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
New American Standard Bible
But in the same night, the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the same night the worde of the Lorde came vnto Nathan, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened in the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
Contemporary English Version
That night, the Lord told Nathan
Darby Translation
And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
But that night, the Lord 's word came to Nathan:
George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass that very night, the word of the LORD came to Nathan, the prophet, saying.
Good News Translation
But that night the Lord said to Nathan,
Literal Translation
And it happened in that night, the Word of Jehovah was to Nathan, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the same nighte came ye worde of the LORDE vnto Nathan, & sayde:
American Standard Version
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the same night the worde of the Lorde came vnto Nathan, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe that night, that the word of the Lord came vnto Nathan, saying;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was don in that niyt, and lo! the word of the Lord, seiynge to Nathan, Go thou,
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
World English Bible
It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
New King James Version
But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
New Living Translation
But that same night the Lord said to Nathan,
New Life Bible
But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
New Revised Standard
But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But so it was, in that night, that the word of Yahweh came unto Nathan, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
Revised Standard Version
But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
THE MESSAGE
But that night, the word of God came to Nathan saying, "Go and tell my servant David: This is God 's word on the matter: You're going to build a ‘house' for me to live in? Why, I haven't lived in a ‘house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent. And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, ‘Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But in the same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

Contextual Overview

4 But that same night the word of Adonai came to Natan: 5 "Go and tell my servant David that this is what Adonai says: ‘You are going to build me a house to live in? 6 Since the day I brought the people of Isra'el out of Egypt until today, I never lived in a house; rather, I traveled in a tent and a tabernacle. 7 Everywhere I traveled with all the people of Isra'el, did I ever speak a word to any of the tribes of Isra'el, whom I ordered to shepherd my people Isra'el, asking, "Why haven't you built me a cedar-wood house?"' 8 "Therefore say this to my servant David that this is what Adonai -Tzva'ot says: ‘I took you from the sheep-yards, from following the sheep, to make you chief over my people, over Isra'el. 9 I have been with you wherever you went; I have destroyed all your enemies ahead of you; and I am making your reputation great, like the reputations of the greatest people on earth. 10 I will assign a place to my people Isra'el; I will plant them there, so that they can live in their own place without being disturbed any more. The wicked will no longer oppress them, as they did at the beginning, 11 and as they did from the time I ordered judges to be over my people Isra'el; instead, I will give you rest from all your enemies. "‘Moreover, Adonai tells you that Adonai will make you a house. 12 When your days come to an end and you sleep with your ancestors, I will establish one of your descendants to succeed you, one of your own flesh and blood; and I will set up his rulership. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish his royal throne forever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that night: Numbers 12:6, 1 Chronicles 17:3, Amos 3:7

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:25 - Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:4 - Thou shalt not

Cross-References

Genesis 2:5
there was as yet no wild bush on the earth, and no wild plant had as yet sprung up; for Adonai , God, had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
Adonai said, "My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh; therefore their life span is to be 120 years."
Genesis 6:7
Adonai said, "I will wipe out humankind, whom I have created, from the whole earth; and not only human beings, but animals, creeping things and birds in the air; for I regret that I ever made them."
Genesis 6:13
God said to Noach, "The end of all living beings has come before me, for because of them the earth is filled with violence. I will destroy them along with the earth.
Genesis 6:17
"Then I myself will bring the flood of water over the earth to destroy from under heaven every living thing that breathes; everything on earth will be destroyed.
Genesis 7:10
After seven days the water flooded the earth.
Genesis 7:11
On the seventeenth day of the second month of the 600th year of Noach's life all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of the sky were opened.
Genesis 7:12
It rained on the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
(iii) The flood was forty days on the earth; the water grew higher and floated the ark, so that it was lifted up off the earth.
Genesis 7:21
All living beings that moved on the earth perished — birds, livestock, other animals, insects, and every human being,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass that night,.... The same night following the day in which David and Nathan had had the above conversation, that neither of them might continue long in their error and mistake, and especially lest David, in his great zeal and warm affection, should take an hasty and improper step:

that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan; the word of prophecy, as the Targum; before he was not under a prophetic influence, but spoke in his own words, and had not the word of God; but now it came to him:

saying; as follows.


 
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