2 Samuel 7:5 ““Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you…”

2 Samuel 7:5

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

World English Bible

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘The LORD says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?

American Standard Version

Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Geneva Bible 1599

Goe and tell my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou buylde me an house for my dwelling?

Darby Translation

Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

Young's Literal Translation

'Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?

Bible in Basic English

Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

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Cross references

“Shalt”

1 Kings 8:16–19 1 Chronicles 17:4 1 Chronicles 23:3–32 1 Kings 5:3 1 Chronicles 22:7 1 Chronicles 22:8

1 Kings 8:16–19 · BSB

‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

1 Chronicles 17:4 · BSB

“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

1 Chronicles 23:3–32 · BSB

The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

1 Kings 5:3 · BSB

“As you are well aware, due to the wars waged on all sides against my father David, he could not build a house for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD had put his enemies under his feet.

1 Chronicles 22:7 · BSB

“My son,” said David to Solomon, “it was in my heart to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God,

1 Chronicles 22:8 · BSB

but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

6For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.

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