Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, please, I [am] living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God [is] staying in the middle of the tent."

New American Standard Bible

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”

King James Version

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

Holman Bible

the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a cedar house while the ark of God sits inside tent curtains.”

International Standard Version

he told the prophet Nathan, "Look now, I'm living in a cedar palace, but the Ark of God resides behind a tent curtain."

A Conservative Version

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

American Standard Version

that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

Amplified

the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent curtains.”

Bible in Basic English

The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

Darby Translation

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under curtains.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king will say to Nathan the prophet, See now, me dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwelling in midst of the curtains.

King James 2000

That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

Modern King James verseion

the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I live in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he said unto Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar trees, but the Ark of God dwelleth in the midst of curtains."

NET Bible

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."

New Heart English Bible

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains."

The Emphasized Bible

that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See, I pray thee - I, have my abode in a house, of cedar, but, the ark of God, abideth in, the midst, of curtains.

Webster

That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

World English Bible

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains."

Youngs Literal Translation

that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, 'See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
That the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 42

the prophet
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

See
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

now, I dwell
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of cedar
ארז 
'erez 
Usage: 73

but the ark
ארן ארון 
'arown 
Usage: 202

of God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

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Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Yahweh Makes A Covenant With David

1 It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.) 2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, please, I [am] living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God [is] staying in the middle of the tent." 3 Nathan said to the king, "Go and do all that [is] in your heart, for Yahweh [is] with you."


Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11

So Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, [along with] cedar trees and {craftsmen skilled in wood and in stone masonry}, and they built a house for David.

2 Samuel 12:1

So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, "Two men were in a certain city; one [was] rich and the other [was] poor.

1 Chronicles 29:29

Now the words of King David, [from] the first to the last, see, they are written among the words of Samuel the seer, and among the words of Nathan the prophet, and among the words of Gad the seer,

Acts 7:46

who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Exodus 26:1-14

"And the tabernacle you will make [with] ten curtains; you will make them of finely twisted linen and blue and purple and crimson [yarns], [with] cherubim, the work of a skilled craftsman.

Exodus 40:21

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and he set up the curtain of the screening, and he shielded the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

2 Samuel 6:17

They brought the ark of Yahweh and set it in its place in the middle of the tent which David had pitched for it. Then David offered up burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the presence of Yahweh.

2 Samuel 7:17

According to all these words and according to all this vision, this Nathan spoke to David.

1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to David and cedar trees, {masons}, and {carpenters} to build a house for him.

1 Chronicles 16:1

And they brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.

2 Chronicles 1:4

(But the ark of God David had brought up from Kiriath-Jearim to [the place] David had prepared for it, for David had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.)

Psalm 132:5

until I find a place for Yahweh, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob."

Jeremiah 22:13-15

Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.

Haggai 1:4

"[Is it] a time for you yourselves to dwell in your houses that have been paneled [while] this house [is] desolate?"

John 2:17

His disciples remembered that it is written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."

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