# 2 Samuel 7.5

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**Book:** [2 Samuel](/codex/2-samuel/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee. 4. And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,
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> **5. Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?**
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> 6. for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7. In all places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar? (2 Samuel 7:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.” 4. That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying,
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> **5. “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?**
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> 6. For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7. In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I say a word to any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built me a house of cedar?’”’ (2 Samuel 7:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. 4. And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
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> **5. Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? <sup>my servant: Heb. to my servant, to David</sup>**
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> 6. Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7. In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? <sup>any of: any of the judges</sup> (2 Samuel 7:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. And Nathan saith unto the king, 'All that [is] in thine heart, go, do, for Jehovah [is] with thee.' 4. And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,
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> **5. 'Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?**
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> 6. for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7. During all [the time] that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, 'Why have ye not built to Me a house of cedars? (2 Samuel 7:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H5650 - ebed](/codex/h5650-ebed/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.