2 Samuel 7:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 7:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 7:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 7:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 7:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 7:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 7:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For I haue dwelt in no house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt vnto this day, but haue walked in a tent and tabernacle.”
2 Samuel 7:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 7:6 in Context — 2 Samuel 7
4 La nuit suivante, la parole de l’Éternel fut adressée à Nathan:
5 Va dire à mon serviteur David: Ainsi parle l’Éternel: Est-ce toi qui me bâtirais une maison pour que j’en fasse ma demeure?
6 Mais je n’ai point habité dans une maison depuis le jour où j’ai fait monter les enfants d’Israël hors d’Égypte jusqu’à ce jour; j’ai voyagé sous une tente et dans un tabernacle.
7 Partout où j’ai marché avec tous les enfants d’Israël, ai-je dit un mot à quelqu’une des tribus d’Israël à qui j’avais ordonné de paître mon peuple d’Israël, ai-je dit: Pourquoi ne me bâtissez-vous pas une maison de cèdre?
8 Maintenant tu diras à mon serviteur David: Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Je t’ai pris au pâturage, derrière les brebis, pour que tu fusses chef sur mon peuple, sur Israël;
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What Does 2 Samuel 7:6 Mean?
2 Samuel 7:6 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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