Revised Literal Translation
2 Samuel 7:3
3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for Yhwh is with thee.
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
1And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, And Yhwh had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 2That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for Yhwh is with thee. 4And it came to pass that night, that the word of Yhwh came unto Nathan, saying, 5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Yhwh, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
Read all of 2 Samuel 72 Samuel 7:3 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ לֵ֣ךְ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 7:3
- 2 Kings 4:27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and Yhwh hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But Yhwh said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, But Yhwh looketh on the heart.
- 1 Kings 8:17And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of Yhwh God of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:7And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of Yhwh my God:
- 1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yhwh, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
- Psalms 20:4Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
- Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in Yhwh; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
- 1 Samuel 10:7And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
- 1 John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
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
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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
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