2 Samuel 7:5
“Go and tell David my servant, 'This is what Yahweh says: Will you build me a house in which to live?
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
In Context
4But that same night the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,
Cross References
1 Kings 5:3“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of Yahweh his God because of the wars that surrounded him, for during his lifetime Yahweh was putting his enemies under the soles of his feet.
1 Kings 8:16'Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, in order for my name to be there. However, I chose David to rule over my people Israel.'
1 Chronicles 22:7David said to Solomon, “My son, it was my intention to build a house myself, for the name of Yahweh my God.
1 Chronicles 28:3But God said to me, 'You will not build a temple for my name, because you are a man of war and have shed blood.'
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 →