2 Samuel 7:3

God’s Covenant with David · 2 Samuel 7:1–17
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Translations

Modern
And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
Traditional
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
Literal
And Nathan said to the king, “All that is in your heart, go, do, for YHWH is with you.”
Latin
Dixitque Nathan ad regem: Omne quod est in corde tuo, vade, fac: quia Dominus tecum est.

Original

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

Notes

Go and do all that is in your heart: Nathan’s counsel to David was Nathan’s own idea. As it turned out, God disqualified David from building the temple (see 1 Chronicles 22:8). Even true prophets can make mistakes when they speak from their own ideas instead of God's guidance.

David was not happy just making a tent for the ark (2 Samuel 6:17). He wanted to build a house for God.

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Covenant with David

Events

Parallels

1 Chronicles 17:1–15

People

Nathan: Prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant David History of Israel Jerusalem Nathan Promise Samuel, Books of First and Second Temple

Topics

Nathan: A Prophet in the Time of David: His Message to David Concerning the Building of a Temple Prophets: Inspiration of Temple: Solomon's: David Undertakes the Building of