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2 Samuel 7:4

2 Samuel 7:4 is verse 4 of 2 Samuel chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

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King James Version

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

World English Bible

That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying,

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2 Samuel 7:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”

3 And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

4 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,

5 “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?

6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Numbers 12:6

He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

1 Chronicles 17:3

But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

Amos 3:7

Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

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