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2 Samuel 7:2

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

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ASV

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

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.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
נָתָ֣ןna.TanNathanH5416 →
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030 →
רְאֵ֣הre.'EhseeH7200 →
נָ֔אNa'pleaseH4994 →
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[am] dwellingH3427 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin a house ofH1004 →
אֲרָזִ֑ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>H730 →
וַֽאֲרוֹן֙va.'a.rOnand [the] ark ofH727 →
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
יֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[is] dwellingH3427 →
בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432 →
הַיְרִיעָֽה׃hay.ri.'Ahthe tent curtainH3407 →

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2 Samuel 5:11Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.1 Chronicles 16:1So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.2 Samuel 11:11Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”Acts 7:46who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.Haggai 1:4“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”Jeremiah 22:14who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.Psalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.1 Chronicles 29:29Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,Exodus 26:1–14“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.Exodus 26:2Each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide—all curtains the same size.1 Samuel 1:9So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.Exodus 35:17the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;Hosea 12:9But I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt. I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast.Exodus 40:21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.2 Chronicles 1:4Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.

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