Parallel Verses

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.'

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.

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."

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."

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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Context Readings

Yahweh Makes A Covenant With David

1 And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies, 2 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.' 3 And Nathan saith unto the king, 'All that is in thine heart -- go, do, for Jehovah is with thee.'

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11

And Hiram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-trees, and artificers of wood, and artificers of stone, for walls, and they build a house for David,

2 Samuel 12:1

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

1 Chronicles 29:29

And the matters of David the king, the first and the last, lo, they are written beside the matters of Samuel the seer, and beside the matters of Nathan the prophet, and beside the matters of Gad the seer,

Acts 7:46

who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

Exodus 26:1-14

And thou dost make the tabernacle: ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; with cherubs, work of a designer, thou dost make them;

Exodus 40:21

and bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

2 Samuel 6:17

And they bring in the ark of Jehovah, and set it up in its place, in the midst of the tent which David hath spread out for it, and David causeth to ascend burnt-offerings before Jehovah, and peace-offerings.

2 Samuel 7:17

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

1 Chronicles 14:1

And Huram king of Tyre sendeth messengers unto David, and cedar-wood, and artificers of walls, and artificers of wood, to build to him a house.

1 Chronicles 16:1

And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;

2 Chronicles 1:4

but the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim, when David prepared for it, for he stretched out for it a tent in Jerusalem;

Psalm 132:5

Till I do find a place for Jehovah, Tabernacles for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Jeremiah 22:13-15

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you -- you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?

John 2:17

And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'

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