NET Bible
"That night the LORD’s message came to Nathan,"
— 2 Samuel 7:4, NET Bible
“And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,”
“And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying, ”
“It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,”
“But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:”
“Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,”
“And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,”
The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David The king settled into his palace, for the LORD gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides.
The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”
Nathan replied to the king,“You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the LORD is with you.”
That night the LORD’s message came to Nathan,
“Go, tell my servant David:‘This is what the LORD has said: Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent.
Wherever I moved among all the Israelites, I did not say to any of their leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel,“Why have you not built me a house made from cedar?”’