2 Samuel 7:6
Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
5Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?
Cross References
Exodus 33:14And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest.
Exodus 40:34If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops:
Leviticus 26:23And if even so you will not amend, but will walk contrary to me:
Numbers 10:33So they marched from the mount of the Lord three days' journey, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them, for three days providing a place for the camp.
Joshua 18:1And all the children of Israel assembled together in Silo, and there they set up the tabernacle of the testimony, and the land was subdued before them.
1 Kings 8:16Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel, for a house to be built, that my name might be there: but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:5-18
God's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1042.) 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 a 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… Read the whole commentary →