1Now it came to pass, as David1732 sat3427 in his house1004, that David1732 said559 to Nathan5416 the prophet5030, Lo, I dwell3427 in an house1004 of cedars730, but the ark727 of the covenant1285 of the LORD3068 remaineth under curtains3407.
2Then Nathan5416 said559 unto David1732, Do6213 all that is in thine heart3824; for God430 is with thee.
3And it came to pass the same night3915, that the word1697 of God430 came to Nathan5416, saying559,
4Go3212 and tell559 David1732 my servant5650, Thus saith559 the LORD3068, Thou shalt not build1129 me an house1004 to dwell in3427:
5For I have not dwelt in3427 an house1004 since the day3117 that I brought up5927 Israel3478 unto this day3117; but have gone from tent168 to tent168, and from one tabernacle4908 to another.
6Wheresoever I have walked1980 with all Israel3478, spake1696 I a word1697 to any259 of the judges8199 of Israel3478, whom I commanded6680 to feed7462 my people5971, saying559, Why have ye not built1129 me an house1004 of cedars730?
7Now therefore thus shalt thou say559 unto my servant5650 David1732, Thus saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts6635, I took3947 thee from the sheepcote5116, even from following310 the sheep6629, that thou shouldest be ruler5057 over my people5971 Israel3478:
8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked1980, and have cut off3772 all thine enemies341 from before6440 thee, and have made6213 thee a name8034 like the name8034 of the great men1419 that are in the earth776.
9Also I will ordain7760 a place4725 for my people5971 Israel3478, and will plant5193 them, and they shall dwell7931 in their place, and shall be moved7264 no more; neither shall the children1121 of wickedness5766 waste1086 them any more3254, as at the beginning7223,
10And since the time3117 that I commanded6680 judges8199 to be over my people5971 Israel3478. Moreover I will subdue3665 all thine enemies341. Furthermore I tell5046 thee that the LORD3068 will build1129 thee an house1004.
11And it shall come to pass, when thy days3117 be expired4390 that thou must go3212 to be with thy fathers1, that I will raise up6965 thy seed2233 after310 thee, which shall be of thy sons1121; and I will establish3559 his kingdom4438.
12He shall build1129 me an house1004, and I will stablish3559 his throne3678 for5704 ever5769.
13I will be his father1, and he shall be my son1121: and I will not take5493 my mercy2617 away5493 from him, as I took5493 it from him that was before6440 thee:
14But I will settle5975 him in mine house1004 and in my kingdom4438 for ever5769: and his throne3678 shall be established3559 for5704 evermore5769.
15According to all these words1697, and according to all this vision2377, so did Nathan5416 speak1696 unto David1732.
16And David1732 the king4428 came935 and sat3427 before6440 the LORD3068, and said559, Who am I, O LORD3068 God430, and what is mine house1004, that thou hast brought935 me hitherto1988?
17And yet this was a small thing6994 in thine eyes5869, O God430; for thou hast also spoken1696 of thy servant's5650 house1004 for a great while to come7350, and hast regarded7200 me according to the estate8448 of a man120 of high degree4609, O LORD3068 God430.
18What can3254 David1732 speak more3254 to thee for the honour3519 of thy servant5650? for thou knowest3045 thy servant5650.
19O LORD3068, for thy servant's5650 sake, and according to thine own heart3820, hast thou done6213 all this greatness1420, in making known3045 all these great things1420.
20O LORD3068, there is none like thee, neither is there any God430 beside2108 thee, according to all that we have heard8085 with our ears241.
21And what one259 nation1471 in the earth776 is like thy people5971 Israel3478, whom God430 went1980 to redeem6299 to be his own people5971, to make7760 thee a name8034 of greatness1420 and terribleness3372, by driving out1644 nations1471 from before6440 thy people5971, whom thou hast redeemed6299 out of Egypt4714?
22For thy people5971 Israel3478 didst thou make5414 thine own people5971 for5704 ever5769; and thou, LORD3068, becamest their God430.
23Therefore now, LORD3068, let the thing1697 that thou hast spoken1696 concerning thy servant5650 and concerning his house1004 be established539 for5704 ever5769, and do6213 as thou hast said1696.
24Let it even be established539, that thy name8034 may be magnified1431 for5704 ever5769, saying559, The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is the God430 of Israel3478, even a God430 to Israel3478: and let the house1004 of David1732 thy servant5650 be established3559 before6440 thee.
25For thou, O my God430, hast told1540 241 thy servant5650 that thou wilt build1129 him an house1004: therefore thy servant5650 hath found4672 in his heart to pray6419 before6440 thee.
26And now, LORD3068, thou art God430, and hast promised1696 this goodness2896 unto thy servant5650:
27Now therefore let it please2974 thee to bless1288 the house1004 of thy servant5650, that it may be before6440 thee for ever5769: for thou blessest1288, O LORD3068, and it shall be blessed1288 for ever5769.