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2 Samuel - ch 7 v 1 - 20
- And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all his enemies;
- That the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
- And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart: for the LORD is with thee.
- And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
- Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
- Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought 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 in which I have walked with all the children of Israel have I spoken a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why do ye not build me a house of cedar?
- Now therefore so shalt thou say to my servant David, thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, 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 thy enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like to 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 formerly.
- And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thy enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee a house.
- And when thy days shall 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 a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he shall 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 from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- And thy 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 to David.
- Then king David went 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 to thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.
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