2 Samuel 7:7 (GNV)

Passage

In al the places wherein I haue walked with all the children of Israel, spake I one worde with any of the tribes of Israel when I commanded the iudges to feede my people Israel? or sayde I, Why build ye not me an house of cedar trees?

Nearby Context

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.

2 Samuel 7:7 In al the places wherein I haue walked with all the children of Israel, spake I one worde with any of the tribes of Israel when I commanded the iudges to feede my people Israel? or sayde I, Why build ye not me an house of cedar trees?

2 Samuel 7:8 Nowe therefore so say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saieth the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecote following the sheepe, that thou mightest bee ruler ouer my people, ouer Israel.

2 Samuel 7:9 And I was with thee wheresoeuer thou hast walked, and haue destroyed all thine enemies out of thy sight, and haue made thee a great name, like vnto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "places", "wherein", "haue", "walked", "children", "israel", "spake", and "worde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "places" and "wherein", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For I haue dwelt in no house..." into verse 8's "Nowe therefore so say vnto my seruant...", so "places" and "wherein" 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 "places" and "wherein" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.