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Text -- 2 Samuel 7:1-8 (NET)
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The Lord Establishes a Covenant with David
7:1 The king settled into his palace , for the Lord gave him relief from all his enemies on all sides .
7:2 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 .”
7:3 Nathan replied to the king , “You should go and do whatever you have in mind , for the Lord is with you.”
7:4 That night the Lord told Nathan ,
7:5 “Go , tell my servant David : ‘This is what the Lord says : Do you really intend to build a house for me to live in?
7:6 I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day . Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent .
7:7 Wherever I moved among all the Israelites , I did not say to any of the leaders whom I appointed to care for my people Israel , “Why have you not built me a house made from cedar ?”’
7:8 “So now , say this to my servant David : ‘This is what the Lord of hosts says : I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Nathan |
DAVID |
THEOCRACY |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Temple |
NATHAN (1) |
God |
TENT |
TEMPLE, B |
Prophets |
MEDIATION; MEDIATOR |
Cedar |
ARK OF THE COVENANT |
Blessing |
Zeal |
Shepherd |
Ark |
Palace |
Flocks |
Liberality |
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