2 Samuel 7:4

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

2 Samuel 7:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
ESV
4 But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan,
NLT
4 But that same night the LORD said to Nathan,
MSG
4 But that night, the word of God came to Nathan saying,
CSB
4 But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan:

2 Samuel 7:4 In-Context

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 Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, 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, ‘This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?
6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling.
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