Nathan: 2 Samuel 12:1; 1 Chronicles 29:29
I dwell: 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; Jeremiah 22:13-15; Haggai 1:4
the ark: Psalms 132:5; John 2:17; Acts 7:46
curtains: 2 Samuel 6:17; Exodus 26:1-14, Exodus 40:21; 1 Chronicles 16:1; 2 Chronicles 1:4
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2 Samuel 7:2
2 Samuel 7:2
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