2 Samuel 7 · Verse 3

2 Samuel 7:3

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.
2 Samuel 7:3, King James Version

2 Samuel 7:3 in other translations

BSBAnd Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
WEBNathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
ASVAnd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
YLTAnd Nathan saith unto the king, ‘All that is in thine heart--go, do, for Jehovah is with thee.'
DARBYAnd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
BBEAnd Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.
WebsterAnd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart: for the LORD is with thee.

What does 2 Samuel 7:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart--The piety of the design commended it to the prophet's mind, and he gave his hasty approval and encouragement to the royal plans. The prophets, when following the impulse of their own feelings, or forming conjectural opinions, fell into frequent mistakes. (See on 1Sa 16:6; 2Ki 4:27). 2Sa 7:4-17. God Appoints His Successor to Build It.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Nathan said to the king - In this case he gave his judgment as a pious and prudent man, not as a prophet; for the prophets were not always under a Divine afflatus; it was only at select times they were thus honored. For the Lord is with thee - Thou hast his blessing in all that thou doest, and this pious design of thine will most certainly meet with his approbation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-3

David being at rest in his palace, considered how he might best employ his leisure and prosperity in the service of God. He formed a design to build a temple for the ark. Nathan here did not speak as a prophet, but as a godly man, encouraging David by his private judgment. We ought to do all we can to encourage and promote the good purposes and designs of others, and, as we have opportunity, to forward a good work.

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2 Samuel 7:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
נָתָן֙na.TanNathanH5416
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
כֹּ֛לkolallH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.Kha[is] in heart yourH3824
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980
עֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehdoH6213
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּֽךְ\׃\ \ס'i.Makh[is] with youH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 7:3

  • 1 Chronicles 22:7

    And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God:

  • 1 Kings 8:17-18

    And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the Lord God of Israel. And the Lord said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:2

    Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

  • 2 Kings 4:27

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

  • Psalms 37:4

    Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

  • 1 Samuel 16:7

    But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  • 1 John 2:27

    But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

  • Psalms 20:4

    Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go, do.
2Ki 4:27
all that.
1Sa 16:7; 1Ki 8:17,18; 1Ch 22:7; 28:2; Ps 20:4; 37:4
for the.
1Sa 10:7; 1Jo 2:27

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 7:2

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 7:3

    And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

  • 2 Samuel 7:4

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

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2 Samuel 7:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Nathán dijo al rey: Anda, y haz todo lo que está en tu corazón, que Jehová es contigo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Nathan dit au roi: Va, fais tout ce qui est dans ton cœur, car l’ Éternel est avec toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Nathan sprach zu dem König: Gehe hin, tue alles, was du im Herzen hast, denn Jehova ist mit dir.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Nathan ad regem: Omne quod est in corde tuo, vade, fac: quia Dominus tecum est.