2Sa 7:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 7:2

2: David summoned Nathan the prophet. "Look!" David said. "Here I am living in this beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of God is out in a tent!"

Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with carpenters and stonemasons to build him a palace. Hiram also sent many cedar logs for lumber.

So the LORD sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: "There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.

"David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob.

So they brought the Ark of God into the special tent David had prepared for it, and they sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

"Make the Tabernacle from ten sheets of fine linen. These sheets are to be decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with figures of cherubim skillfully embroidered into them.
Each sheet must be forty-two feet long and six feet wide. All ten sheets must be exactly the same size.
Join five of these sheets together into one set; then join the other five sheets into a second set.
Put loops of blue yarn along the edge of the last sheet in each set.
The fifty loops along the edge of one set are to match the fifty loops along the edge of the other.

Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: "Passion for God's house burns within me."

All the events of King David's reign, from beginning to end, are written in The Record of Samuel the Seer, The Record of Nathan the Prophet, and The Record of Gad the Seer.

And the LORD says, "Destruction is certain for Jehoiakim, who builds his palace with forced labor. By not paying wages, he builds injustice into its walls and oppression into its doorframes and ceilings.
He says, `I will build a magnificent palace with huge rooms and many windows, paneled throughout with fragrant cedar and painted a lovely red.'
"But a beautiful palace does not make a great king! Why did your father, Josiah, reign so long? Because he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.

David had already moved the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the special tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem.

Now King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace. Hiram also sent many cedar logs for lumber.

The Ark of the LORD was placed inside the special tent that David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.

until I find a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of Israel."

Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and set up the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded.

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