2 Samuel 7:4 (DRB)

Passage

But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:2 He said to Nathan the prophet: Dost thou see that I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged within skins?

2 Samuel 7:3 And Nathan said to the king: Go, do all that is in they heart: because the Lord is with thee.

2 Samuel 7:4 But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

2 Samuel 7:5 Go, and say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord: Shalt thou build me a house to dwell in?

2 Samuel 7:6 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "night", "word", "lord", "nathan", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And Nathan said to the king Go..." into verse 5's "Go and say to my servant David...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.