Now it came to pass, as David sat
in his house
, that David
said
to Nathan
the prophet
, Lo, I dwell
in an house
of cedars
, but the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
remaineth under curtains
.
Then Nathan said
unto David
, Do
all that is in thine heart
; for God
is with thee.
And it came to pass the same night, that the word
of God
came to Nathan
, saying
,
Go and tell
David
my servant
, Thus saith
the LORD
, Thou shalt not build
me an house
to dwell in
:
For I have not dwelt in an house
since the day
that I brought up
Israel
unto this day
; but have gone from tent
to tent
, and from one tabernacle
to another .
Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel
, spake
I a word
to any
of the judges
of Israel
, whom I commanded
to feed
my people
, saying
, Why have ye not built
me an house
of cedars
?
Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant
David
, Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts
, I took
thee from the sheepcote
, even from following
the sheep
, that thou shouldest be ruler
over my people
Israel
:
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off
all thine enemies
from before
thee, and have made
thee a name
like the name
of the great men
that are in the earth
.
Also I will ordain a place
for my people
Israel
, and will plant
them, and they shall dwell
in their place, and shall be moved
no more; neither shall the children
of wickedness
waste
them any more
, as at the beginning
,
And since the time that I commanded
judges
to be over my people
Israel
. Moreover I will subdue
all thine enemies
. Furthermore I tell
thee that the LORD
will build
thee an house
.
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired
that thou must go
to be with thy fathers
, that I will raise up
thy seed
after
thee, which shall be of thy sons
; and I will establish
his kingdom
.
He shall build me an house
, and I will stablish
his throne
for
ever
.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son
: and I will not take
my mercy
away
from him, as I took
it from him that was before
thee:
But I will settle him in mine house
and in my kingdom
for ever
: and his throne
shall be established
for
evermore
.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision
, so did Nathan
speak
unto David
.
And David the king
came
and sat
before
the LORD
, and said
, Who am I, O LORD
God
, and what is mine house
, that thou hast brought
me hitherto
?
And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes
, O God
; for thou hast also spoken
of thy servant's
house
for a great while to come
, and hast regarded
me according to the estate
of a man
of high degree
, O LORD
God
.
What can David
speak more
to thee for the honour
of thy servant
? for thou knowest
thy servant
.
O LORD, for thy servant's
sake, and according to thine own heart
, hast thou done
all this greatness
, in making known
all these great things
.
O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God
beside
thee, according to all that we have heard
with our ears
.
And what one nation
in the earth
is like thy people
Israel
, whom God
went
to redeem
to be his own people
, to make
thee a name
of greatness
and terribleness
, by driving out
nations
from before
thy people
, whom thou hast redeemed
out of Egypt
?
For thy people Israel
didst thou make
thine own people
for
ever
; and thou, LORD
, becamest their God
.
Therefore now, LORD, let the thing
that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant
and concerning his house
be established
for
ever
, and do
as thou hast said
.
Let it even be established, that thy name
may be magnified
for
ever
, saying
, The LORD
of hosts
is the God
of Israel
, even a God
to Israel
: and let the house
of David
thy servant
be established
before
thee.
For thou, O my God, hast told
thy servant
that thou wilt build
him an house
: therefore thy servant
hath found
in his heart to pray
before
thee.
And now, LORD, thou art God
, and hast promised
this goodness
unto thy servant
:
Now therefore let it please thee to bless
the house
of thy servant
, that it may be before
thee for ever
: for thou blessest
, O LORD
, and it shall be blessed
for ever
.