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But later that same night, this message came to Nathan from the Lord:

“Go tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘“Are you going to build a house[a] for me to inhabit? After all, I haven’t lived in a house since the day I brought up the Israelis from Egypt until now. Instead, I’ve moved around in a tent that served as my[b] dwelling place.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:5 I.e. a temple, and so throughout the chapter
  2. 2 Samuel 7:6 Lit. tent and

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

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you(A) the one to build me a house to dwell in?(B) I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.(C) I have been moving from place to place with a tent(D) as my dwelling.(E)

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