2 Samuel 7:2

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

That the king {H4428} said {H559} unto Nathan {H5416} the prophet {H5030}, See {H7200} now, I dwell {H3427} in an house {H1004} of cedar {H730}, but the ark {H727} of God {H430} dwelleth {H3427} within {H8432} curtains {H3407}.

the king said to Natan the prophet, "Here, I'm living in a cedar-wood palace; but the ark of God is kept in a tent!"

he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 5:11 (5 votes)

    ¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

  • 2 Samuel 12:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

  • Exodus 26:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

  • Exodus 26:14 (3 votes)

    And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers' skins.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:29 (3 votes)

    Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,

  • Haggai 1:4 (3 votes)

    [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?