2 Samuel 7:4 (GNV)

Passage

And the same night the worde of the Lord came vnto Nathan, saying,

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 7:2 The King saide vnto Nathan the Prophet, Beholde, nowe I dwel in an house of cedar trees, and the Arke of God remayneth within the curtaines.

2 Samuel 7:3 Then Nathan sayde vnto the King, Go, and doe all that is in thine heart: for the Lord is with thee.

2 Samuel 7:4 And the same night the worde of the Lord came vnto Nathan, saying,

2 Samuel 7:5 Goe and tell my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord, Shalt thou buylde me an house for my dwelling?

2 Samuel 7:6 For I haue dwelt in no house since the time that I brought the children of Israel out of Egypt vnto this day, but haue walked in a tent and tabernacle.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Then Nathan sayde vnto the King Go..." into verse 5's "Goe and tell my seruant Dauid Thus...", so "same" and "night" 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 "same" and "night" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.