| 1 | And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and was at rest from all 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 your heart; for the Lord is with thee. |
| 4 | And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan in a dream, saying, |
| 5 | Go and tell my servant David, Thus said the Lord in dream, Shall you 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 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 feed my people Israel, saying, Why build you not me an house of cedar? |
| 8 | Now therefore so shall you say unto my servant David, Thus said the Lord of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: |
| 9 | And I was with you whithersoever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of thy sight, and have made you 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 you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord telleth you that he will make you an house. |
| 12 | And when thy days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy messiah after thee, which shall proceed out of thy design, and I will establish his kingdom. |
| 13 | He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom as the final covenant. |
| 14 | I will be like his father, and he shall be like my own 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 your 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 you have brought me hitherto? |
| 19 | And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but you have 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 your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. |
| 22 | Wherefore you 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 you redeemedst to you from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? |
| 24 | For you have confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto you for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God. |
| 25 | And now, O Lord God, the word that you have spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as you have 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, have revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build you an house: therefore has thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. |
| 28 | And now, O Lord God, you art that God, and thy words be true, and you have promised this goodness unto thy servant: |
| 29 | Therefore now let it please you to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, have spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. |
| 30 | And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and was at rest from all enemies; |
| 31 | 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. |
| 32 | And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the Lord is with thee. |
| 33 | And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan in a dream, saying, |
| 34 | Go and tell my servant David, Thus said the Lord in dream, Shall you build me an house for me to dwell in? |
| 35 | 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. |
| 36 | In all the 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 feed my people Israel, saying, Why build you not me an house of cedar? |
| 37 | Now therefore so shall you say unto my servant David, Thus said the Lord of hosts, I took you from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: |
| 38 | And I was with you whithersoever you went, and have cut off all your enemies out of thy sight, and have made you a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. |
| 39 | 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, |
| 40 | And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord telleth you that he will make you an house. |
| 41 | And when thy days be fulfilled, and you shall sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy messiah after thee, which shall proceed out of thy design, and I will establish his kingdom. |
| 42 | He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom as the final covenant. |
| 43 | I will be like his father, and he shall be like my own son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: |
| 44 | But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. |
| 45 | And your house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. |
| 46 | According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. |
| 47 | 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 you have brought me hitherto? |
| 48 | And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but you have spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? |
| 49 | And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest thy servant. |
| 50 | For thy word's sake, and according to your own heart, have you done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. |
| 51 | Wherefore you 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. |
| 52 | 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 you redeemedst to you from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? |
| 53 | For you have confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto you for ever: and thou, Lord, art become their God. |
| 54 | And now, O Lord God, the word that you have spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as you have said. |
| 55 | 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. |
| 56 | For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build you an house: therefore has thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. |
| 57 | And now, O Lord God, you art that God, and thy words be true, and you have promised this goodness unto thy servant: |
| 58 | Therefore now let it please you to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, have spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. |
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