Key Verse Spotlight
2 Samuel 7:2 — Meaning and Application
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.”
2 Samuel 7:2
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;
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.
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that {is} in thine heart; for the LORD {is} with thee.
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
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