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2 Samuel 7:2 · KJV

“That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.”

— 2 Samuel 7:2

Verse 1

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

Verse 3

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that {is} in thine heart; for the LORD {is} with thee.

2 Samuel 7 — Context

1

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

2

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

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,

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. {masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall}

1 Chronicles 16:1

So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

Haggai 1:4

{Is it} time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house {lie} waste?

2 Samuel 12:1

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

Acts 7:46

Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

John 2:17

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Exodus 26:1-14

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle {with} ten curtains {of} fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: {with} cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. {of cunning...: Heb. the work of a cunning workman, or, embroiderer}

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they {are} written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, {book: or, history: Heb. words}

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