Verse 2

That the king said to Nathan the prophet, Look now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kongen sa til profeten Natan: «Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, mens Guds ark står under teltduker.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor innenfor teltduker.

• Norsk King James

  At kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark står i telt og gardiner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  sa kongen til profeten Natan: Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, mens Guds ark bor midt blant teltdukene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  sa kongen til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor under teltduker.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor innenfor forheng.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa kongen til profeten Nathan: «Se, jeg bor i et sedertrehus, men Guds ark oppholder seg bak gardiner.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor innenfor forheng.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  sa kongen til profeten Natan: «Se, nå bor jeg i et hus av sedertre, mens Guds ark bor under teltduker.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God remains in a tent."

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Samuel.7.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא רְאֵ֣ה נָ֔א אָנֹכִ֥י יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵ֣ית אֲרָזִ֑ים וַֽאֲרוֹן֙ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיְרִיעָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayōʾmer* the *meleḵ* to *nāṯān* the *nāḇîʾ*, *rəʾēh nāʾ* *ʾānōḵî* *yôšēḇ* in *bêṯ* of *ʾărāzîm*, and *ʾărôn* the *ʾĕlōhîm* *yōšēḇ* in *tôḵ* the *yərîʿāh*.", "grammar": { "*wayōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the king'", "*nāṯān*": "proper noun - 'Nathan'", "*nāḇîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the prophet'", "*rəʾēh nāʾ*": "verb, qal imperative + particle of entreaty - 'see, please/now'", "*ʾānōḵî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'", "*yôšēḇ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - 'dwelling/sitting'", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'house of'", "*ʾărāzîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'cedars'", "*ʾărôn*": "noun, masculine singular - 'ark'", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - 'God/the deity'", "*tôḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'midst of'", "*yərîʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - 'the curtain/tent cloth'" }, "variants": { "*yôšēḇ*": "dwelling/sitting/residing", "*ʾărāzîm*": "cedars/cedar wood panels", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being", "*yərîʿāh*": "curtain/tent cloth/hanging" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, mens Guds ark bor i et telt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da sagde Kongen til Nathan, Propheten: Kjære, see, jeg boer i et Huus af Cedertræ, og Guds Ark boer midt imellem Gardiner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: «Se, nå bor jeg i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor innenfor teltgardiner.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor under teltduker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  at kongen sa til profeten Natan: «Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, mens Guds ark bor i et telt.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  sa kongen til profeten Natan: Se nå, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor i et telt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  sa kongen til profeten Natan: Se, jeg bor i et hus av sedertre, men Guds ark bor innenfor et telt av forheng.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  he sayde vnto the prophet Nathan: Beholde, I dwell in a house of Cedre, and the Arke of God dwelleth amonge the curtaynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The King saide vnto Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, nowe I dwel in an house of cedar trees, and the Arke of God remayneth within the curtaines.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The king sayde vnto Nathan the prophete: Beholde, I dwell nowe in an house of Cedar trees, but the arke of God dwelleth within the curtaynes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, `See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  that the king said to Nathan the prophet, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 5:11 : 11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
• 2 Sam 12:1 : 1 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, There were two men in one city; one was rich, and the other poor.
• Hag 1:4 : 4 Is it time for you, yourselves, to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins?
• John 2:17 : 17 Then his disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for your house has consumed me.
• Acts 7:46 : 46 Who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling for the God of Jacob.
• Exod 26:1-9 : 1 Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; with cherubim of skillful work shall you make them. 2 The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of one curtain four cubits; and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 The five curtains shall be coupled together to one another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. 4 And you shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain on the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shall you make in the outermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shall you make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shall you make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second, that the loops may hold together one to another. 6 And you shall make fifty clasps of gold and couple the curtains together with the clasps; and it shall be one tabernacle. 7 And you shall make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle; eleven curtains shall you make. 8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of one curtain four cubits; and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And you shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double the sixth curtain at the front of the tabernacle. 10 And you shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outermost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which couples the second. 11 And you shall make fifty clasps of bronze and put the clasps into the loops and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remainder that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14 And you shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
• 1 Chr 16:1 : 1 So they brought the ark of God and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
• 1 Chr 29:29 : 29 Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
• 2 Chr 1:4 : 4 But the ark of God David had brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
• Ps 132:5 : 5 Until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.
• Jer 22:13-15 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work; 14 Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shall you reign, because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
• Exod 40:21 : 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• 2 Sam 6:17 : 17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it, and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
• 2 Sam 7:17 : 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.
• 1 Chr 14:1 : 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.