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
New Living Translation
The Lord’s Covenant Promise to David
7 When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, 2 the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace,[a] but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”
3 Nathan replied to the king, “Go ahead and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.”
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- 7:2 Hebrew a house of cedar.
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