And it came to pass, when the king sat
in his house
, and the LORD
had given him rest
round about
from all his enemies
;
That the king said
unto Nathan
the prophet
, See
now, I dwell
in an house
of cedar
, but the ark
of God
dwelleth
within
curtains
.
And Nathan said
to the king
, Go
, do
all that is in thine heart
; for the LORD
is with thee.
And it came to pass that night, that the word
of the LORD
came unto Nathan
, saying
,
Go and tell
my servant
David
, Thus saith
the LORD
, Shalt thou build
me an house
for me to dwell in
?
Whereas I have not dwelt in any house
since the time
that I brought up
the children
of Israel
out of Egypt
, even to this day
, but have walked
in a tent
and in a tabernacle
.
In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children
of Israel
spake
I a word
with any
of the tribes
of Israel
, whom I commanded
to feed
my people
Israel
, saying
, Why build
ye not me an house
of cedar
?
Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant
David
, Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts
, I took
thee from the sheepcote
, from following
the sheep
, to be ruler
over my people
, over Israel
:
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off
all thine enemies
out of thy sight
, and have made
thee a great
name
, like unto the name
of the great
men that are in the earth
.
Moreover I will appoint a place
for my people
Israel
, and will plant
them, that they may dwell
in a place of their own, and move
no more; neither shall the children
of wickedness
afflict
them any more
, as beforetime
,
And as since the time that I commanded
judges
to be over my people
Israel
, and have caused thee to rest
from all thine enemies
. Also the LORD
telleth
thee that he will make
thee an house
.
And when thy days be fulfilled
, and thou shalt sleep
with thy fathers
, I will set up
thy seed
after
thee, which shall proceed
out of thy bowels
, and I will establish
his kingdom
.
He shall build an house
for my name
, and I will stablish
the throne
of his kingdom
for
ever
.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son
. If he commit iniquity
, I will chasten
him with the rod
of men
, and with the stripes
of the children
of men
:
But my mercy shall not depart away
from him, as I took
it from Saul
, whom I put away
before
thee.
And thine house and thy kingdom
shall be established
for
ever
before
thee: thy throne
shall be established
for
ever
.
According to all these words, and according to all this vision
, so did Nathan
speak
unto David
.
Then went king
David
in, and sat
before
the LORD
, and he said
, Who am I, O Lord
GOD
? and what is my house
, that thou hast brought
me hitherto
?
And this was yet a small thing in thy sight
, O Lord
GOD
; but thou hast spoken
also of thy servant's
house
for a great while to come
. And is this the manner
of man
, O Lord
GOD
?
And what can David
say
more
unto thee? for thou, Lord
GOD
, knowest
thy servant
.
For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart
, hast thou done
all these great things
, to make thy servant
know
them .
Wherefore thou art great, O LORD
God
: for 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
, even like Israel
, whom God
went
to redeem
for a people
to himself, and to make
him a name
, and to do
for you great things
and terrible
, for thy land
, before
thy people
, which thou redeemedst
to thee from Egypt
, from the nations
and their gods
?
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people
Israel
to be a people
unto thee for
ever
: and thou, LORD
, art become
their God
.
And now, O LORD God
, the word
that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant
, and concerning his house
, establish
it for
ever
, and do
as thou hast said
.
And let thy name be magnified
for
ever
, saying
, The LORD
of hosts
is the God
over Israel
: and let the house
of thy servant
David
be established
before
thee.
For thou, O LORD of hosts
, God
of Israel
, hast revealed
to thy servant
, saying
, I will build
thee an house
: therefore hath thy servant
found
in his heart
to pray
this prayer
unto thee.
And now, O Lord GOD
, thou art that God
, and thy words
be true
, and thou hast promised
this goodness
unto thy servant
:
Therefore now let it please thee to bless
the house
of thy servant
, that it may continue for ever
before
thee: for thou, O Lord
GOD
, hast spoken
it : and with thy blessing
let the house
of thy servant
be blessed
for ever
.