2 Samuel 7:3

2 Samuel 7:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”

Context of 2 Samuel 7:3

1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.” And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.” 4But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying, 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?

2 Samuel 7:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לֵ֣ךְ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

• And Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• And Nathanאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is with youעִם‛im · withH5973

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:3

• 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
• 1 Samuel 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• 1 Kings 8:17Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 22:7“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 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
• Psalms 20:4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
• Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
• 1 Samuel 10:7When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
• 1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Nathan said to the king - In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets were not always under a Divine afflatus; it was only at select times they were thus honored. For the Lord is with thee - Thou hast his blessing in all that thou doest, and this pious design of thine will most certainly meet with his approbation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Go and do all that is in your heart: Nathan’s counsel to David was Nathan’s own idea. As it turned out, God disqualified David from building the temple (see 1 Chronicles 22:8). Even true prophets can make mistakes when they speak from their own ideas instead of God's guidance.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart--The piety of the design commended it to the prophet's mind, and he gave his hasty approval and encouragement to the royal plans. The prophets, when following the impulse of their own feelings, or forming conjectural opinions, fell into frequent mistakes. (See on 1Sa 16:6; 2Ki 4:27). 2Sa 7:4-17. God Appoints His Successor to Build It.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:3

• Nathan
• Prophets
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Nathan
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• David
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• Ark of the Covenant
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• Covenant, in the Old Testament
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings