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I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling. <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> I have never lived in a house, from the day I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until this very day. I have always moved from one place to another with a tent and a Tabernacle as my dwelling. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling. <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm">New King James Version</a> For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; rather, I have been moving about in a tent, that is, in a dwelling place. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I have not inhabited a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been going about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought the sons (descendants) of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until today I have not dwelt in a house; instead, I have been moving around with a tent as my dwelling. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> From the time I brought the Israelites out of Egypt until today I have not lived in a house; instead, I have been moving around with a tent as My dwelling. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I didn't live in a temple when I brought my people out of Egypt, and I don't live in one now. A tent has always been my home wherever I have gone with them. <a href="/erv/2_samuel/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> for I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I haven't lived in a house from the day I took Israel out of Egypt to this day. Instead, I moved around in a tent, the tent [of meeting]. <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until now, I have never lived in a temple; I have traveled around living in a tent. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> After all, I haven't lived in a house since the day I brought up the Israelis from Egypt until now. Instead, I've moved around in a tent that served as my dwelling place. <a href="/msb/2_samuel/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling. <a href="/net/2_samuel/7.htm">NET Bible</a> I have not lived in a house from the time I brought the Israelites up from Egypt to the present day. Instead, I was traveling with them and living in a tent. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent, and in a tabernacle. <a href="/web/2_samuel/7.htm">World English Bible</a> For I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt, even to this day, but have moved around in a tent and in a tabernacle. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a dwelling place. <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/slt/2_samuel/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For I dwelt not in a house from the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt even to this day, and I shall be going in a tent and in a dwelling.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Whereas I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt even to this day: but have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For I have not lived in a house from the day that I led the sons of Israel away from the land of Egypt, even to this day. Instead, I have walked in a tabernacle, and in a tent. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/7.htm">New American Bible</a> I have never dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up from Egypt to this day, but I have been going about in a tent or a tabernacle. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent and a tabernacle.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, to this day, but I have moved in tents. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt and until today, and I have been walking in tents<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt to this day, but I have been walking in a lodge and in a tent, <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=1719" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/7.htm">God's Covenant with David</a> …5“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in? 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šaḇ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">dwelt</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇa·yiṯ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in a house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lə·mî·yō·wm (Prep-l, Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ha·‘ă·lō·ṯî (V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">I brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</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.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wā·’eh·yeh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">but I have</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: miṯ·hal·lêḵ (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">moved about</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">with a tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ū·ḇə·miš·kān (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">as My dwelling.</a> 7In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a> ‘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.’ <a href="/1_chronicles/17-5.htm">1 Chronicles 17:5</a> For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling. <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a> However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’ <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a> This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be? <a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-14</a> But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. <a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a> And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-38</a> Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. ... <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11-12</a> And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. / I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Numbers 9:15-23</a> On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. / It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire. / Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-11</a> Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. ... <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a> But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a> Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it, <a href="/psalms/78-60.htm">Psalm 78:60</a> He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men. <a href="/psalms/132-5.htm">Psalm 132:5</a> until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.” <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a> “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. / You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. / But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whereas I have not dwelled in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.I have not<a href="/joshua/18-1.htm">Joshua 18:1</a> And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.<a href="/1_kings/8-16.htm">1 Kings 8:16</a> Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.<a href="/1_chronicles/17-5.htm">1 Chronicles 17:5,6</a> For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another… walked<a href="/exodus/33-14.htm">Exodus 33:14,15</a> And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest… <a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35-38</a> And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle… <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23,24,27,28</a> And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; … tent<a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Exodus 40:18,19,34</a> And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars… <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a> Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/6-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-5.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-13.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-4.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-17.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-1.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-22.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-20.htm">Whereas</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 7</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">Nathan, first approving the purpose of David to build God a house</a> 4. <a href="/2_samuel/7-4.htm">After by the word of God forbids him</a> 12. <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">God promises him benefits and blessings in his seed</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">David's prayer and thanksgiving</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I have not dwelt in a house This phrase highlights God's choice not to reside in a permanent structure. In the ancient Near East, deities were often associated with temples, but God emphasizes His transcendence and independence from human-made structures. This sets the stage for understanding God's unique relationship with Israel, contrasting with the pagan gods who were believed to be confined to temples.from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt This reference to the Exodus underscores God's role as the deliverer and sustainer of Israel. The Exodus is a foundational event in Israel's history, symbolizing liberation and covenant relationship. It also prefigures the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who leads believers out of spiritual bondage.until this day This phrase indicates the continuity of God's presence and guidance from the time of the Exodus to the present moment in the narrative. It emphasizes God's faithfulness and unchanging nature, reinforcing the idea that His presence is not limited to physical structures.but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling The use of a tent, specifically the Tabernacle, signifies God's willingness to be with His people wherever they journeyed. The Tabernacle was a portable sanctuary, symbolizing God's accessibility and readiness to guide Israel. This foreshadows the incarnation of Christ, who "tabernacled" among humanity (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers, making them temples of God (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The speaker in this verse, expressing His presence and guidance with the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The king of Israel who desires to build a permanent house (temple) for God. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people whom God brought out of Egypt and with whom He has journeyed. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/tent.htm">Tent (Tabernacle)</a> The temporary dwelling place of God among His people during their journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_is_not_limited_by_structures.htm">God's Presence is Not Limited by Structures</a> God emphasizes His presence with His people regardless of a physical building. This reminds us that God is not confined to our human-made structures or traditions. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_journeying_with_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness in Journeying with His People</a> From Egypt to the Promised Land, God was with the Israelites. This reassures us of His constant presence in our own life's journey. <a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_things.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Things</a> The tent symbolizes the temporary and transient nature of earthly dwellings, pointing us to the eternal dwelling we have with God through Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_initiative.htm">God's Sovereignty and Initiative</a> God initiates His dwelling among His people, showing His sovereignty and grace. We are reminded to trust in His plans and timing rather than our own.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 7</a> <a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli's sons or the Ark's movements?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_temple's_ruin_with_psalm_27_4.htm">(Psalm 27:4) How can one reconcile the desire to “dwell in the house of the LORD” forever with the archaeological record of the ancient temple’s destruction? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_exodus_35_project_in_sinai.htm">(Exodus 35) Is there any concrete historical or archeological evidence to verify that such a grand construction project occurred in the Sinai wilderness?</a> <a href="/q/extrabiblical_proof_of_tabernacle's_build.htm">Exodus 39:32–43: Is there any extrabiblical evidence supporting the construction of such an elaborate tabernacle and its components as described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - I have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle; literally, I have walked continually; that is, I have ever been a wanderer, first, in the wilderness, and subsequently at Gilgal, Shiloh, Nob, and Gibeon. Instead of a "tabernacle," the Hebrew has a "dwelling." This may refer to the houses of Abinadab and Obed-Edom, but the words more probably signify "a tent that was my dwelling." <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I have not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no dwelt יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ (yā·šaḇ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in a house בְּבַ֔יִת (bə·ḇa·yiṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house from the day לְ֠מִיּוֹם (lə·mî·yō·wm) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I brought הַעֲלֹתִ֞י (ha·‘ă·lō·ṯî) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively the Israelites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son out of Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa until וְעַ֖ד (wə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day, הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day but I have וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ (wā·’eh·yeh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be moved about מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ (miṯ·hal·lêḵ) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk with a tent בְּאֹ֖הֶל (bə·’ō·hel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent as My dwelling. וּבְמִשְׁכָּֽן׃ (ū·ḇə·miš·kān) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> A residence, the Tabernacle <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/7-6.htm">2 Samuel 7:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-6.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 7:6 For I have not lived (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7:7" /></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>