2 Samuel 7:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁴And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

2 Samuel 7:4 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 17:3
And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 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, 1. By the same hand that had given him encouragement to do it, lest, if it…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 4)

4-17. it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan--The command was given to the prophet on the night immediately following; that is, before David could either take any measures or incur any expenses.