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God’s Covenant with David

2 Samuel 7:4

In 11 translations

BSB
But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
KJV
¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
WEB
That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying,
ASV
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,
LSV
And it comes to pass in that night, that the word of YHWH is to Nathan, saying,
YLT
And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,
DBY
And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
DRC
But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
GNV
And the same night the worde of the Lord came vnto Nathan, saying,
JPS
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying:
LXXE
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο τῇ νυκτὶ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο ῥῆμα Κυρίου πρὸς Νάθαν, λέγων, πορεύου,

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👤 God👤 Nathan◆ Reign of David

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Chronicles 17:3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
  • Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
  • Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

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