¹ 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;

² 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.

³ And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.

⁴ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

⁵ Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

⁶ 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.

⁷ 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?

⁸ 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:

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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,

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

¹⁴ 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:

¹⁵ But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

¹⁶ And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁸ 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?

¹⁹ 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?

²⁰ And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

²¹ For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.

²² 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.

²³ 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?

²⁴ For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

²⁹ 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.

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¹ And it came to pass, when the king ^H4428 sat ^H3427 in his house, ^H1004 and the LORD ^H3068 had given him rest ^H5117 round about ^H5439 from all his enemies; ^H341

² That the king ^H4428 said ^H559 unto Nathan ^H5416 the prophet, ^H5030 See ^H7200 now, I dwell ^H3427 in an house ^H1004 of cedar, ^H730 but the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 dwelleth ^H3427 within ^H8432 curtains. ^H3407

³ And Nathan ^H5416 said ^H559 to the king, ^H4428 Go, ^H3212 do ^H6213 all that is in thine heart; ^H3824 for the LORD ^H3068 is with thee.

⁴ And it came to pass that night, ^H3915 that the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came unto Nathan, ^H5416 saying, ^H559

⁵ Go ^H3212 and tell ^H559 my servant ^H5650 David, ^H1732 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Shalt thou build ^H1129 me an house ^H1004 for me to dwell in? ^H3427

⁶ Whereas I have not dwelt ^H3427 in any house ^H1004 since the time ^H3117 that I brought up ^H5927 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 out of Egypt, ^H4714 even to this day, ^H3117 but have walked ^H1980 in a tent ^H168 and in a tabernacle. ^H4908

⁷ In all the places wherein I have walked ^H1980 with all the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 spake ^H1696 I a word ^H1697 with any ^H259 of the tribes ^H7626 of Israel, ^H3478 whom I commanded ^H6680 to feed ^H7462 my people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 Why build ^H1129 ye not me an house ^H1004 of cedar? ^H730

⁸ Now therefore so shalt thou say ^H559 unto my servant ^H5650 David, ^H1732 Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 I took ^H3947 thee from the sheepcote, ^H5116 from following ^H310 the sheep, ^H6629 to be ruler ^H5057 over my people, ^H5971 over Israel: ^H3478

⁹ And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, ^H1980 and have cut off ^H3772 all thine enemies ^H341 out of thy sight, ^H6440 and have made ^H6213 thee a great ^H1419 name, ^H8034 like unto the name ^H8034 of the great ^H1419 men that are in the earth. ^H776

¹⁰ Moreover I will appoint ^H7760 a place ^H4725 for my people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 and will plant ^H5193 them, that they may dwell ^H7931 in a place of their own, and move ^H7264 no more; neither shall the children ^H1121 of wickedness ^H5766 afflict ^H6031 them any more, ^H3254 as beforetime, ^H7223

¹¹ And as since the time ^H3117 that I commanded ^H6680 judges ^H8199 to be over my people ^H5971 Israel, ^H3478 and have caused thee to rest ^H5117 from all thine enemies. ^H341 Also the LORD ^H3068 telleth ^H5046 thee that he will make ^H6213 thee an house. ^H1004

¹² And when thy days ^H3117 be fulfilled, ^H4390 and thou shalt sleep ^H7901 with thy fathers, ^H1 I will set up ^H6965 thy seed ^H2233 after ^H310 thee, which shall proceed ^H3318 out of thy bowels, ^H4578 and I will establish ^H3559 his kingdom. ^H4467

¹³ He shall build ^H1129 an house ^H1004 for my name, ^H8034 and I will stablish ^H3559 the throne ^H3678 of his kingdom ^H4467 for ^H5704 ever. ^H5769

¹⁴ I will be his father, ^H1 and he shall be my son. ^H1121 If he commit iniquity, ^H5753 I will chasten ^H3198 him with the rod ^H7626 of men, ^H582 and with the stripes ^H5061 of the children ^H1121 of men: ^H120

¹⁵ But my mercy ^H2617 shall not depart away ^H5493 from him, as I took ^H5493 it from Saul, ^H7586 whom I put away ^H5493 before ^H6440 thee.

¹⁶ And thine house ^H1004 and thy kingdom ^H4467 shall be established ^H539 for ^H5704 ever ^H5769 before ^H6440 thee: thy throne ^H3678 shall be established ^H3559 for ^H5704 ever. ^H5769

¹⁷ According to all these words, ^H1697 and according to all this vision, ^H2384 so did Nathan ^H5416 speak ^H1696 unto David. ^H1732

¹⁸ Then went ^H935 king ^H4428 David ^H1732 in, and sat ^H3427 before ^H6440 the LORD, ^H3068 and he said, ^H559 Who am I, O Lord ^H136 GOD? ^H3069 and what is my house, ^H1004 that thou hast brought ^H935 me hitherto? ^H1988

¹⁹ And this was yet a small thing ^H6994 in thy sight, ^H5869 O Lord ^H136 GOD; ^H3069 but thou hast spoken ^H1696 also of thy servant's ^H5650 house ^H1004 for a great while to come. ^H7350 And is this the manner ^H8452 of man, ^H120 O Lord ^H136 GOD? ^H3069

²⁰ And what can ^H3254 David ^H1732 say ^H1696 more ^H3254 unto thee? for thou, Lord ^H136 GOD, ^H3069 knowest ^H3045 thy servant. ^H5650

²¹ For thy word's ^H1697 sake, and according to thine own heart, ^H3820 hast thou done ^H6213 all these great things, ^H1420 to make thy servant ^H5650 know ^H3045 them.

²² Wherefore thou art great, ^H1431 O LORD ^H3068 God: ^H430 for there is none like thee, neither is there any God ^H430 beside ^H2108 thee, according to all that we have heard ^H8085 with our ears. ^H241

²³ And what one ^H259 nation ^H1471 in the earth ^H776 is like thy people, ^H5971 even like Israel, ^H3478 whom God ^H430 went ^H1980 to redeem ^H6299 for a people ^H5971 to himself, and to make ^H7760 him a name, ^H8034 and to do ^H6213 for you great things ^H1420 and terrible, ^H3372 for thy land, ^H776 before ^H6440 thy people, ^H5971 which thou redeemedst ^H6299 to thee from Egypt, ^H4714 from the nations ^H1471 and their gods? ^H430

²⁴ For thou hast confirmed ^H3559 to thyself thy people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478 to be a people ^H5971 unto thee for ^H5704 ever: ^H5769 and thou, LORD, ^H3068 art become ^H1961 their God. ^H430

²⁵ And now, O LORD ^H3068 God, ^H430 the word ^H1697 that thou hast spoken ^H1696 concerning thy servant, ^H5650 and concerning his house, ^H1004 establish ^H6965 it for ^H5704 ever, ^H5769 and do ^H6213 as thou hast said. ^H1696

²⁶ And let thy name ^H8034 be magnified ^H1431 for ^H5704 ever, ^H5769 saying, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 is the God ^H430 over Israel: ^H3478 and let the house ^H1004 of thy servant ^H5650 David ^H1732 be established ^H3559 before ^H6440 thee.

²⁷ For thou, O LORD ^H3068 of hosts, ^H6635 God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 hast revealed ^{H1540 H241} to thy servant, ^H5650 saying, ^H559 I will build ^H1129 thee an house: ^H1004 therefore hath thy servant ^H5650 found ^H4672 in his heart ^H3820 to pray ^H6419 this prayer ^H8605 unto thee.

²⁸ And now, O Lord ^H136 GOD, ^H3069 thou art that God, ^H430 and thy words ^H1697 be true, ^H571 and thou hast promised ^H1696 this goodness ^H2896 unto thy servant: ^H5650

²⁹ Therefore now let it please ^H2974 thee to bless ^H1288 the house ^H1004 of thy servant, ^H5650 that it may continue for ever ^H5769 before ^H6440 thee: for thou, O Lord ^H136 GOD, ^H3069 hast spoken ^H1696 it: and with thy blessing ^H1293 let the house ^H1004 of thy servant ^H5650 be blessed ^H1288 for ever. ^H5769

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¹ And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

² that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

³ And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

⁴ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of Jehovah came unto Nathan, saying,

⁵ Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

⁶ for I have not dwelt in a house since the day 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.

⁷ In all 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 be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

⁸ Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel;

⁹ and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

¹⁰ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

¹¹ and `as' from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

¹² When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹³ He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

¹⁴ 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;

¹⁵ but my lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

¹⁶ And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

¹⁸ Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

¹⁹ And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come; and this `too' after the manner of men, O Lord Jehovah!

²⁰ And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

²¹ For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

²² Wherefore thou art great, O Jehovah God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³ And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and terrible things for thy land, before thy people, whom thou redeemest to thee out of Egypt, `from' the nations and their gods?

²⁴ And thou didst establish to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

²⁵ And now, O Jehovah God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

²⁶ And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of thy servant David shall be established before thee.

²⁷ For thou, O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

²⁸ And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

²⁹ now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

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¹ And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies,

² that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, `See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.'

³ And Nathan saith unto the king, `All that `is' in thine heart -- go, do, for Jehovah `is' with thee.'

⁴ And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying,

⁵ `Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in?

⁶ for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle.

⁷ During all `the time' that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, `Why have ye not built to Me a house of cedars?

⁸ and now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel;

⁹ and I am with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and I cut off all thine enemies from thy presence, and have made for thee a great name, as the name of the great ones who `are' in the earth,

¹⁰ and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness do not add to afflict it any more, as in the beginning,

¹¹ even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I have given rest to thee from all thine enemies, and Jehovah hath declared to thee that Jehovah doth make for thee a house.

¹² `When thy days are full, and thou hast lain with thy fathers, then I have raised up thy seed after thee which goeth out from thy bowels, and have established his kingdom;

¹³ He doth build a house for My Name, and I have established the throne of his kingdom unto the age.

¹⁴ I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam,

¹⁵ and My kindness doth not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before thee,

¹⁶ and stedfast `is' thy house and thy kingdom unto the age before thee, thy throne is established unto the age.'

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spake Nathan unto David.

¹⁸ And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who `am' I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

¹⁹ And yet this `is' little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this `is' the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.

²⁰ And what doth David add more to speak unto Thee? and Thou, Thou hast known Thy servant, Lord Jehovah.

²¹ Because of Thy word, and according to Thy heart, Thou hast done all this greatness, to cause Thy servant to know `it'.

²² Therefore Thou hast been great, Jehovah God, for there is none like Thee, and there is no God save Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³ `And who `is' as Thy people, as Israel -- one nation in the earth, whom God hath gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name -- and to do for you the greatness -- even fearful things for Thy land, at the presence of Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed to Thee out of Egypt -- `among the' nations and their gods?

²⁴ Yea, Thou dost establish to Thee Thy people Israel, to Thee for a people unto the age, and Thou, Jehovah, hast been to them for God.

²⁵ `And now, Jehovah God, the word which Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;

²⁶ And Thy Name is great unto the age, saying, Jehovah of Hosts `is' God over Israel, and the house of Thy servant David is established before Thee,

²⁷ For Thou, Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Thou hast uncovered the ear of Thy servant, saying, A house I build for thee, therefore hath Thy servant found his heart to pray unto Thee this prayer;

²⁸ And now, Lord Jehovah, Thou `art' God Himself, and Thy words are truth, and Thou speakest unto Thy servant this goodness,

²⁹ And now, begin and bless the house of Thy servant, to be unto the age before Thee, for Thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken, and by Thy blessing is the house of Thy servant blessed -- to the age.'

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¹ And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,

² that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under curtains.

³ And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.

⁴ And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,

⁵ Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?

⁶ For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.

⁷ In all my going about with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?

⁸ And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;

⁹ and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth.

¹⁰ And I will appoint a place for my people, for Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and be disturbed no more; neither shall the sons of wickedness afflict them any more, as formerly,

¹¹ and since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I have given thee rest from all thine enemies; and Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

¹² When thy days are 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.

¹³ It is he who shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

¹⁴ 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 sons of men;

¹⁵ but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.

¹⁶ And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made firm for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

¹⁸ And king David went in and sat before Jehovah, and said, Who am I, Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

¹⁹ And yet this hath been a small thing in thy sight, Lord Jehovah; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, Lord Jehovah?

²⁰ And what can David say more to thee? for thou, Lord Jehovah, knowest thy servant.

²¹ For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, to make thy servant know [it].

²² Wherefore thou art great, Jehovah Elohim; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³ And who is like thy people, like Israel, the one nation in the earth that God went to redeem to be a people to himself, and to make himself a name, and to do for them great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thyself from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

²⁴ And thou hast established to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever; and thou, Jehovah, art become their God.

²⁵ And now, Jehovah Elohim, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, fulfil it for ever, and do as thou hast said.

²⁶ And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is God over Israel; and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

²⁷ For thou, Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee a house; therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.

²⁸ And now, Lord Jehovah, thou art that God, and thy words are true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant;

²⁹ and now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever; for thou, Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it; and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

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¹ It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

² that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.

³ Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for Yahweh is with you.

⁴ It happened the same night, that the word of Yahweh came to Nathan, saying,

⁵ Go and tell my servant David, Thus says Yahweh, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?

⁶ for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tent.

⁷ In all places in which I have walked with all the children of Israel, spoke I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people Israel, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

⁸ Now therefore thus shall you tell my servant David, Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people, over Israel;

⁹ and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

¹⁰ I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as at the first,

¹¹ and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house.

¹² When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

¹³ He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

¹⁴ 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;

¹⁵ but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you.

¹⁶ Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure for ever before you: your throne shall be established forever.

¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

¹⁸ Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

¹⁹ This was yet a small thing in your eyes, Lord Yahweh; but you have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come; and this [too] after the manner of men, Lord Yahweh!

²⁰ What can David say more to you? for you know your servant, Lord Yahweh.

²¹ For your word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you worked all this greatness, to make your servant know it.

²² Therefore you are great, Yahweh God: for there is none like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

²³ What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make him a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeem to you out of Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

²⁴ You did establish to yourself your people Israel to be a people to you forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

²⁵ Now, Yahweh God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm you it forever, and do as you have spoken.

²⁶ Let your name be magnified forever, saying, Yahweh of hosts is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David shall be established before you.

²⁷ For you, Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, I will build you a house: therefore has your servant found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.

²⁸ Now, O Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are truth, and you have promised this good thing to your servant:

²⁹ now therefore let it please you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Lord Yahweh, have spoken it: and with your blessing let the house of your servant be blessed forever.

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¹ Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;

² The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is housed inside the curtains of a tent.

³ And Nathan said to the king, Go and do whatever is in your heart; for the Lord is with you.

⁴ Now that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

⁵ Go and say to my servant David, The Lord says, Are you to be the builder of a house, a living-place for me?

⁶ For from the day when I took the children of Israel up out of Egypt till this day, I have had no house, but have gone from place to place in a tent.

⁷ In all the places where I went with all the children of Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel, to whom I gave the care of my people Israel, Why have you not made me a house of cedar?

⁸ Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:

⁹ And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

¹⁰ And I will make a resting-place for my people Israel, planting them there, so that they may be living in the place which is theirs, and never again be moved; and never again will they be troubled by evil men as they were at the first,

¹¹ From the time when I put judges over my people Israel; and I will give you peace from all who are against you. And the Lord says to you that he will make you the head of a line of kings.

¹² And when the time comes for you to go to rest with your fathers, I will put in your place your seed after you, the offspring of your body, and I will make his kingdom strong.

¹³ He will be the builder of a house for my name, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

¹⁴ I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;

¹⁵ But my mercy will not be taken away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

¹⁶ And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

¹⁷ So Nathan gave David an account of all these words and this vision.

¹⁸ Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?

¹⁹ And this was only a small thing to you, O Lord God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, O Lord God!

²⁰ What more may David say to you? for you have knowledge of your servant, O Lord God.

²¹ Because of your word and from your heart, you have done all this great work, and let your servant see it.

²² Truly you are great, O Lord God: there is no one like you and no other God but you, as is clear from everything which has come to our ears.

²³ And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, and to make a name for himself, and to do great and strange things for them, driving out a nation and its gods from before his people?

²⁴ But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

²⁵ And now, O Lord God, may the word which you have said about your servant and about his family, be made certain for ever, and may you do as you have said!

²⁶ And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

²⁷ For you, O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, have clearly said to your servant, I will make you the head of a family of kings: and so it has come into your servant's heart to make this prayer to you.

²⁸ And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;

²⁹ So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!