aNow it came about when
the king
lived
in his house
, and the LORD
had given
him rest
on every
side
from all
his enemies
,
that the king said
to aNathan
the prophet
, "See
now
, I dwell
in ba house
of cedar
, but the ark
of God
cdwells
within
tent
curtains
."
Nathan said
to the king
, " aGo
, do
all
that is in your mind
, for the LORD
is with you."
But in the same night
the word
of the LORD
came
to Nathan
, saying
,
"Go and say
to My servant
David
, `Thus
says
the LORD
, " aAre you the one who should build
Me a house
to dwell
in?
"For aI have not dwelt in a house
since
the day
I brought
up the sons
of Israel
from Egypt
, even to this
day
; but I have been
moving
about bin a tent
, even in a 1tabernacle
.
" aWherever I have gone
with all
the sons
of Israel
, did I speak
a word
with one
of the tribes
of Israel
, bwhich
I commanded
to shepherd
My people
Israel
, saying
, `Why
have you not built
Me a house
of cedar
?' "'
"Now therefore, thus
you shall say
to My servant
David
, `Thus
says
the LORD
of hosts
, " aI took
you from the pasture
, from following
the sheep
, bto be ruler
over
My people
Israel
.
" aI have been with you wherever
you have gone
and bhave cut
off
all
your enemies
from before
you; and I will make
you a great
name
, like the names
of the great
men
who
are on the earth
.
"I will also appoint a place
for My people
Israel
and awill plant
them, that they may live
in their own place
and not be disturbed
again
, bnor
will the 1wicked
afflict
them any
more
as formerly
,
even afrom the day that I commanded
judges
to be over
My people
Israel
; and bI will give
you rest
from all
your enemies
. The LORD
also declares
to you that cthe LORD
will make
a house
for you.
" aWhen your days
are complete
and you blie
down
with your fathers
, cI will raise
up your 1descendant
after
you, who
will come
forth
from 2you, and I will establish
his kingdom
.
" aHe shall build a house
for My name
, and bI will establish
the throne
of his kingdom
forever
.
" aI will be a father to him and he will be a son
to Me; bwhen
he commits
iniquity
, I will correct
him with the rod
of men
and the strokes
of the sons
of men
,
but My lovingkindness shall not depart
from him, aas I took
it away
from Saul
, whom
I removed
from before
you.
" aYour house and your kingdom
shall endure
before
1Me forever
; your throne
shall be established
forever
.""'
In accordance with all these
words
and all
this
vision
, so
Nathan
spoke
to David
.
Then David the king
went
in and sat
before
the LORD
, and he said
, " aWho
am I, O Lord
1GOD
, and what
is my house
, that You have brought
me this
far
?
"And yet this
was insignificant
in Your eyes
, O Lord
GOD
, afor You have spoken
also
of the house
of Your servant
concerning the distant
future
. And bthis
is the 1custom
of man
, O Lord
GOD
.
"Again what
more
can David
say
to You? For aYou know
Your servant
, O Lord
GOD
!
" aFor the sake of Your word
, and according to Your own heart
, You have done
all
this
greatness
to let Your servant
know
.
"For this reason
aYou are great
, O Lord
GOD
; for bthere
is none
like
You, and there
is no
God
besides
You, caccording to all
that we have heard
with our ears
.
"And awhat one
nation
on the earth
is like Your people
Israel
, whom
God
went
to redeem
for Himself as a people
and to make
a name
for Himself, and bto do
a great
thing
for You and awesome
things
for Your land
, before
cYour people
whom
dYou have redeemed
for Yourself from Egypt
, from nations
and their gods
?
"For aYou have established for Yourself Your people
Israel
as Your own people
forever
, and bYou, O LORD
, have become
their God
.
"Now therefore, O LORD
God
, the word
that You have spoken
concerning
Your servant
and his house
, confirm
it forever
, and do
as You have spoken
,
athat Your name may be magnified
forever
, by saying
, `The LORD
of hosts
is God
over
Israel
'; and may the house
of Your servant
David
be established
before
You.
"For You, O LORD of hosts
, the God
of Israel
, have 1made
a revelation
to Your servant
, saying
, ` aI will build
you a house
'; therefore
Your servant
has found
2courage
to pray
this
prayer
to You.
"Now, O Lord
GOD
, You are God
, and aYour words
are truth
, and You have 1promised
this
good
thing
to Your servant
.
"Now therefore, may it please
You to bless
the house
of Your servant
, that it may continue
forever
before
You. For You, O Lord
GOD
, have spoken
; and awith Your blessing
may the house
of Your servant
be blessed
forever
."