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New American Standard Bible (1995)

2 Samuel 7:4

But in the same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

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
Complete Jewish Bible
But that same night the word of Adonai came to Natan:
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?'

Contextual Overview

4 But in the same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,5 "Go and say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD, "Are you the one who should build Me a house to dwell in? 6 "For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. 7 "Wherever I have gone with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?'"' 8 "Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel. 9 "I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth. 10 "I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly, 11 even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD also declares to you that the LORD will make a house for you. 12 "When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 "He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom 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
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:7
The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:17
"Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
Genesis 7:10
It came about after the seven days, that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.
Genesis 7:12
The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
Genesis 7:21
All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;

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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