2 Samuel 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 7:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? my servant...: Heb. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 7:5 — KJV
“Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? my servant...: Heb. to my servant, to David”
— 2 Samuel 7:5 (KJV)
2 Samuel 7:5 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 7:5
“Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 7:5: tell, servant, david
“Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 7:5: tell, david, thus
“Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 7:5: servant, david, thus
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 7:5: servant, david, thus
“In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Set...: Heb. Give charge concerning thine house”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 7:5: thus, saith, lord
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