2 Samuel 7:1-3
New English Translation
The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David
7 The king settled into his palace,[a] for the Lord gave him relief[b] from all his enemies on all sides.[c] 2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.” 3 Nathan replied to the king, “You should go[d] and do whatever you have in mind,[e] for the Lord is with you.”
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- 2 Samuel 7:1 tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).
- 2 Samuel 7:1 tn Or “rest.”
- 2 Samuel 7:1 tn The translation understands the disjunctive clause in v. 1b as circumstantial-causal.
- 2 Samuel 7:3 tc Several medieval Hebrew mss and the Syriac Peshitta lack this word.
- 2 Samuel 7:3 tn Heb “all that is in your heart.”
2 Samuel 7:1-3
Common English Bible
God’s promise to David
7 When the king was settled in his palace,[a] and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look! I’m living in a cedar palace, but God’s chest is housed in a tent!”[b]
3 Nathan said to the king, “Go ahead and do whatever you are thinking, because the Lord is with you.”
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- 2 Samuel 7:1 Or house; the same Heb word (beth) appears with different nuances (house, temple, palace, dynasty, family) in 7:2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 25-26, 27, 29.
- 2 Samuel 7:2 Or among curtains
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