2 Samuel 7:4

2 Samuel 7:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
• New King James Version (NKJV)But it happened that night that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But that same night the Lord said to Nathan,

Context of 2 Samuel 7:4

2the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent." 3And Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you." But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5"Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? 6I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling.

2 Samuel 7:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• that the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto Nathanנָתָןnâthân · NathanH5416
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:4

• Numbers 12:6And he said, "Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream.
• 1 Chronicles 17:3But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan,
• Amos 3:7"For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 7:4

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-17Verses 4-17 Blessings are promised to the family and posterity of David. These promises relate to Solomon, David's immediate successor, and the royal line of Judah. But they also relate to Christ, who is often called David and the Son of David. To him God gave all power in heaven and earth, with authority to execute judgment. He was to build the gospel temple, a house for God's name; the spiritual temple of true believers, to be a habitation of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29David was not happy just making a tent for the ark (2 Samuel 6:17). He wanted to build a house for God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-174-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 7:4

• Nathan
• Prophets
• Temple

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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