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2 Samuel 7:4

That night the Lord told Nathan,

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,
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?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But in the same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

Contextual Overview

4 That night the Lord told Nathan, 5 "Go, tell my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in? 6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent. 7 Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?"' 8 "So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel. 9 I was with you wherever you went, and I defeated all your enemies before you. Now I will make you as famous as the great men of the earth. 10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning 11 and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you. 12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

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 had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
So the Lord said, "My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years."
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
So God said to Noah, "I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.
Genesis 6:17
I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,
Genesis 7:10
And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed 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 that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:12
And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
The flood engulfed the earth for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark and raised it above the earth.
Genesis 7:21
And all living things that moved on the earth died, including the birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all humankind.

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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