3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
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3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
3 And Nathan saith unto the king, `All that `is' in thine heart -- go, do, for Jehovah `is' with thee.'
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
3 Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.
3 And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.
And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.
And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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Commentary on 2 Samuel 7 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 7
Still the ark is David's care as well as his joy. In this chapter we have,
2Sa 7:1-3
Here is,
2Sa 7:4-17
We have here a full revelation of God's favour to David and the kind intentions of that favour, the notices and assurances of which God sent him by Nathan the prophet, whom he entrusted to deliver this long message to him. The design of it is to take him off from his purpose of building the temple and it was therefore sent,
2Sa 7:18-29
We have here the solemn address David made to God, in answer to the gracious message God had sent him. We are not told what he said to Nathan; no doubt he received him very kindly and respectfully as God's messenger. But his answer to God he took himself, and did not send by Nathan. When ministers deliver God's message to us, it is not to them, but to God, that our hearts must reply; he understands the language of the heart, and to him we may come boldly. David had no sooner received the message than, while the impressions of it were fresh, he retired to return an answer. Observe,