2 Samuel 7:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18 : 17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;
  • 1 Chr 22:7 : 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, it was my desire to put up a house for the name of the Lord my God.
  • 1 Chr 28:2 : 2 Then David the king got up and said, Give ear to me, my brothers and my people; it was my desire to put up a house, a resting-place for the ark of the Lord's agreement, and for the foot-rest of our God; and I had got material ready for the building of it.
  • Ps 20:4 : 4 May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.
  • Ps 37:4 : 4 So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
  • 1 John 2:27 : 27 As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
  • 1 Sam 10:7 : 7 And when these signs come to you, see that you take the chance which is offered you; for God is with you.
  • 1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 17:1-4
    4 verses
    92%

    1 Now when David was living in his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, See, I am living in a house of cedar-wood, but the ark of the Lord's agreement is under the curtains of a tent.

    2 And Nathan said to David, Do whatever is in your heart, for God is with you.

    3 But that same night, the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

    4 Go and say to David my servant, The Lord says, You are not to make me a house for my living-place:

  • 2 Sam 7:4-5
    2 verses
    83%

    4 Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

    5 Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

  • 2 Sam 7:16-21
    6 verses
    82%

    16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

    17 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    18 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

    19 And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

    20 What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

    21 Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

  • 2 Sam 7:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

    2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

  • 1 Chr 17:15-16
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    15 So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

    16 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

  • 2 Sam 12:7
    76%

    7 And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;

  • 1 Kgs 1:21-24
    4 verses
    76%

    21 For as things are, it will come about, when my lord the king is sleeping with his fathers, that I and Solomon my son will be made outlaws.

    22 And while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.

    23 And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.

    24 And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

  • 1 Sam 14:7
    74%

    7 And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart.

  • 1 Kgs 8:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    18 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name;

  • 2 Sam 12:13
    73%

    13 And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.

  • 2 Chr 6:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Now it was in the heart of my father David to put up a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

    8 But the Lord said to David my father, You did well to have in your heart the desire to make a house for my name:

  • 1 Kgs 1:32
    72%

    32 And King David said, Send for Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.

  • 1 Kgs 11:37-38
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    37 And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

    38 And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • 2 Chr 7:17
    71%

    17 And as for you, if you will go on your way before me as David your father did, doing whatever I have given you orders to do and keeping my laws and my decisions:

  • 1 Chr 22:11
    71%

    11 Now, my son, may the Lord be with you; and may you do well, and put up the house of the Lord your God, as he has said of you.

  • 1 Kgs 1:37
    71%

    37 As the Lord has been with my lord the king, even so may he be with Solomon and make the seat of his authority greater than that of my lord King David.

  • 2 Sam 12:1
    71%

    1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

  • 2 Chr 23:3
    70%

    3 And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

  • 1 Kgs 1:35
    70%

    35 Then come up after him and he will come in and take his place on the seat of my kingdom; for he is to be king in my place, and I have given orders that he is to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

  • 2 Sam 7:25
    70%

    25 And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

  • 1 Kgs 1:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11 Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

    12 So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.

  • 1 Chr 21:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 Then the word of the Lord came to Gad, David's seer, saying,

    10 Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, so that I may do it to you.

  • 1 Kgs 9:4
    69%

    4 As for you, if you will go on your way before me, as David your father did, uprightly and with a true heart, doing what I have given you orders to do, keeping my laws and my decisions;

  • 2 Sam 24:12
    69%

    12 Go and say to David, The Lord says, Three things are offered to you: say which of them you will have, and I will do it to you.

  • 2 Sam 7:27
    69%

    27 For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

  • 1 Sam 3:18
    69%

    18 Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
    69%

    10 And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    68%

    23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
    68%

    27 Has this thing been done by my lord the king, without giving word to your servants who was to be placed on my lord the king's seat after him?

  • 1 Chr 17:19
    68%

    19 O Lord, because of your servant, and from your heart, you have done all these great things and let them be seen.

  • 2 Sam 7:9
    68%

    9 And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.