2 Samuel 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?”
2 Samuel 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?”
2 Samuel 7:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? ”
2 Samuel 7:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?”
2 Samuel 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? ”
2 Samuel 7:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Goe and tell my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou buylde me an house for my dwelling?”
2 Samuel 7:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 7:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 7
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,
5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?
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What Does 2 Samuel 7:5 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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