Berean Standard Bible
““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?”
That same night, God speaks to Nathan and tells him to take a message back to David. The Lord gently turns David's offer to build a temple into a question about who is really doing the building.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“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?
World English Bible (WEB)
“Go and tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh says, “Should you build me a house for me to dwell in?
King James Version (KJV)
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Ve y di á mi siervo David: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿Tú me has de edificar casa en que yo more?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
«Dile a mi siervo David que no lo haga,
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