King James Version
2 Samuel 7:3 in the King James Version says “And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.”
2 Samuel 7:3 · KJV
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.
And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? my servant: Heb. to my servant, to David
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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