7After the king was settled in his palace^h and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemiesⁱ around him,^j ²he said to Nathan^k the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house^l of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”^m

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Cross references

h 2 Sa 6:3
iver 11
j 1 Ch 22:18
k 2 Sa 12:1; 1 Ki 1:8, 22; 1 Ch 29:29; 2 Ch 9:29
l 2 Sa 5:11; 1 Ki 3:1; 7:1, 2, 7; 9:1; 2 Ch 8:1; Jer 22:14; Hag 1:4
mSee Ex 26:1; Ps 132:3; Ac 7:45–46

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the king had settled into his palace and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look, I am living in a cedar house while the ark of God sits inside tent curtains.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When King David was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all the surrounding enemies, the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It happened that the king settled in his house. (Now Yahweh had given rest to him from all his enemies all around.) And the king said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 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.

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