Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Go and tell David My servant, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;

King James Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

Holman Bible

“Go to David My servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build Me a house to dwell in.

International Standard Version

"Go tell David, my servant, "This is what the LORD says:

A Conservative Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus says LORD, Thou shall not build for me a house to dwell in.

American Standard Version

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

Amplified

“Go and tell David My servant, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;

Bible in Basic English

Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

Darby Translation

Go and say to David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in;

Julia Smith Translation

Go and say to David my servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou shalt not build to me a house to dwell in:

King James 2000

Go and tell David my servant, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house to dwell in:

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Go and say to David my servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You [are] not to build a house for me to live [in],

Modern King James verseion

Go and tell David My servant, So says Jehovah, You shall not build Me a house to dwell in.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in.

NET Bible

"Go, tell my servant David: 'This is what the Lord says: "You must not build me a house in which to live.

New Heart English Bible

"Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build me a house to dwell in;

The Emphasized Bible

Go and say unto David my servant, Thus, saith Yahweh, - Thou, shalt not build me a house, to dwell in;

Webster

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

World English Bible

"Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not build me a house to dwell in;

Youngs Literal Translation

'Go, and thou hast said unto David My servant, Thus said Jehovah, Thou dost not build for Me the house to dwell in:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Go
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

and tell

Usage: 0

דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

my servant
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

the Lord

Usage: 0

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

me an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

Verse Info

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With David

3 It came about the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 “Go and tell David My servant, ‘Thus says the Lord, “You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in; 5 for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from one dwelling place to another.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:2-3

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brethren and my people; I had intended to build a permanent home for the ark of the covenant of the Lord and for the footstool of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.

2 Samuel 7:4-5

But in the same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

1 Kings 8:19

Nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will be born to you, he will build the house for My name.’

1 Chronicles 22:7-8

David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the Lord my God.

2 Chronicles 6:8-9

But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

Romans 11:33-34

Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

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