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
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh Makes a Covenant with David
7 It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.) 2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent.” 3 Nathan said to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you.”
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