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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Nathan went back to David and told him everything the LORD had said in this vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In accordance with all these words and all of this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nathan spoke to David in accordance with all these words and all of this vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nathan told David exactly what he had heard in the vision. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nathan told David all these words and everything he had seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nathan communicated this complete oracle to David with precisely these words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nathan told David all these words that were revealed to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nathan spoke to David all these words, and according to all this vision. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />According to all these words and according to all this vision so spake Nathan to David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to this entire vision, so did Nathan speak to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In accordance with all these words and this whole vision Nathan spoke to David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In accordance with all these words and with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan the prophet speak to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />All of these words and all this vision, thus spoke Nathan the Prophet to David<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1842" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">God's Covenant with David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/5416.htm" title="5416: nā·ṯān (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. From nathan; given; Nathan, the name of five Israelites.">Nathan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">relayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">the</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḵə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/2384.htm" title="2384: ha·ḥiz·zā·yō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a revelation, expectation by dream.">vision.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm">1 Chronicles 17:15</a></span><br />So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a></span><br />You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-28.htm">Psalm 89:28-29</a></span><br />I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. / I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a></span><br />The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Acts 13:34</a></span><br />In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-5.htm">Hebrews 1:5</a></span><br />For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-15.htm">1 Kings 8:15-20</a></span><br />and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying, / ‘Since the day I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there. But I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’ / Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">1 Chronicles 22:9-10</a></span><br />But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign. / He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/28-6.htm">1 Chronicles 28:6</a></span><br />And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-17</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/17-15.htm">1 Chronicles 17:15</a></b></br> According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Acts 20:20,27</a></b></br> <i>And</i> how I kept back nothing that was profitable <i>unto you</i>, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/19-50.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-15.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">Nathan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-12.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-21.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/16-12.htm">Accordance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-1.htm">Nathan</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">After by the word of God forbids him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Prophets in ancient Israel were often tasked with delivering God's messages to kings and the people. Nathan's role highlights the importance of prophetic authority and the communication between God and His chosen leaders. This interaction underscores the theocratic nature of Israel, where God directly influenced the governance through His prophets.<p><b>all the words</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the completeness and faithfulness of Nathan's message. Prophets were expected to convey God's words accurately, without alteration. This reflects the biblical principle of the inerrancy and sufficiency of God's revelation. Nathan's faithfulness in delivering the message is a model for integrity and obedience in ministry.<p><b>of this entire revelation.</b><br>The revelation refers to God's covenant with David, often called the Davidic Covenant, which is a pivotal moment in biblical history. This covenant promised David an everlasting dynasty, a promise that finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, a descendant of David. The Davidic Covenant is foundational for understanding the messianic hope in the Old Testament and its fulfillment in the New Testament. This revelation also connects to other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a> and <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>, which speak of the eternal kingdom established through David's line.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nathan.htm">Nathan</a></b><br>A prophet during the reign of King David, Nathan served as a messenger of God's word. He played a crucial role in communicating God's covenant with David and later confronted David about his sin with Bathsheba.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his deep faith and leadership. David is a central figure in the Bible, and his lineage is significant in the messianic prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>This refers to the divine revelation given to Nathan, which includes God's covenant with David, promising that his lineage would endure forever and that his kingdom would be established eternally.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where David reigned as king and where the vision was delivered. It holds significant historical and spiritual importance as the center of Jewish worship and later as the site of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_davidic_covenant.htm">The Davidic Covenant</a></b><br>A pivotal event in biblical history, this covenant established God's promise to David that his descendants would rule Israel and that his kingdom would have an everlasting impact, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The passage underscores God's unwavering faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Believers can trust in God's word and His plans for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Nathan's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers and being open to divine guidance and correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_kingdom.htm">The Eternal Kingdom</a></b><br>The promise of an everlasting kingdom through David points to the eternal reign of Christ. Believers are part of this kingdom and should live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a></b><br>David's response to Nathan's message demonstrates the importance of obedience and humility before God. Believers should seek to align their lives with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>David's covenant with God reminds us of the impact of a faithful legacy. Believers are encouraged to live in a way that honors God and influences future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can_solomon_build_the_temple,_not_david.htm">Why does God prohibit David from building the temple in 2 Samuel 7 yet allow Solomon to do so, raising questions of consistency in divine commands?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_17_3-4_reverse_nathan's_ok.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 17:3-4 reverse Nathan's initial approval (17:2) for David to build the temple, and does this indicate an inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_davidic_covenant_promises.htm">What promises define the Davidic Covenant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">This vision.</span>--A word applied to any Divine communication, and not merely to that given in <span class= "ital">vision </span>strictly so called. (See <a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm" title="The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.">Isaiah 1:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Vision</span>. This word does not imply that Nathan saw anything with the natural eye, but signifies that sort of prophecy which was vouchsafed to a "seer." Thus the prophecies of Isaiah, of Nahum, and of Obadiah are called "visions." Probably the word is taken from the fixed gaze, with which the seer looked into the far off world with unmoved eyes, yet seeing not with them, but with the spiritual sight within. It would thus be an intellectual process accompanied by a rigidity of the natural organs, caused partly by intensity of feeling, but chiefly by mental preoccupation, which left no faculty at liberty to discharge its ordinary function. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">According to all</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֔לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּבָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">entire</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vision,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִזָּי֣וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥiz·zā·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2384.htm">Strong's 2384: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revelation, dream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Nathan</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתָ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5416.htm">Strong's 5416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-17.htm">2 Samuel 7:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/7-17.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:17 According to all these words and according (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>