2 Samuel 7:2-3

Good News Translation

²Then the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!”

³Nathan answered, “Do whatever you have in mind, because the Lord is with you.”

2 Samuel 7:2-3

New International Version

²he said to Nathan^(A) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house^(B) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”^(C)

³Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,^(D) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

12 ^(A)When you do a good deed, make sure you know who is benefiting from it; then what you do will not be wasted.^[a]

'Sirach 12:1' not found for the version: New International Version.

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