Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 7:2

2 Samuel chapter 7 · verse 2 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.1And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

v.2This passage

v.3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    And they brought in the ark of Jehovah, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Jehovah.

  • Acts 7:46

    who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

  • Exodus 40:21

    and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

  • Haggai 1:4

    Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?

  • 1 Chronicles 16:1

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

  • 2 Chronicles 1:4

    But the ark of God had David brought up from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it; for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.