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1 Chronicles 17

17 After David had taken up residence in his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, "Here am I staying in a house of cedar, while the ark of the compact of the Eternal is under the curtains of a tent!" 2 Nathan said to David, "Do whatever is in your mind, for God is with you." 3 But that very night God's word came to Nathan: 4 "Go and give my servant David this message from the Eternal: ‘You are not to build me a temple to stay in, 5 for I have never stayed in a temple, from the day that I brought out the Israelites down to this day; I have always gone from tent to tent, with that as my Dwelling. 6 Wherever moved with all Israel, did I ever

ask a single one of Israel's leaders, whom I ordered to rule my people, why they had not built me a house of cedar?' 7 No, give my servant David this message from the Lord of hosts: 'I took you from the pasture land, from tending sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel; 8 I have been with you wherever you went, to cut off all your enemies before you; and I will make you renowned like the great men upon earth; 9 I will fix a place for my people Israel and plant them firm in their place till they are never unsettled again--violent men shall no longer harry them as they have done in bygone days, 10 ever since I had to raise up champions for my people Israel; I will subdue all your enemies.' Also the Eternal tells you that he will build up a family for you; 11 when all your days are done and you must go to join your fathers, 'I will raise your offspring, one of your own sons, and establish his dynasty. 12 (He shall build a temple for me, and I will establish his throne for all time.)

To him will I be a father, to me he shall be a son,

nor will I take back my kindness from him,

as I took it from him who was before you;

I will fix him in my house and kingdom for all time,

for all time shall his throne be established.'"

15 Thus did Nathan speak to David, in terms of all these words and of all this vision.

16 Then king David went in and sat down before the Eternal, saying, "Who am God the Eternal, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? 17 And thou hast reckoned this a small favour, 0 God! Thou hast actually spoken of thy servant's house for ages to come, and . . . 18 What more need David say to thee of this honour to thy humble servant? 19 Thou knowest thy servant, 0 Eternal; it is for thy servant's sake and out of thine own heart that thou hast acted in revealing all this great future. 20 0 Eternal, there is none like thee, no god except thee, that we have ever heard of! 21 And who is like thy people Israel, a unique nation upon earth, whom God went to redeem to be a people for himself, to win thyself a name by great and terrible exploits, driving out nations before thy people whom thou didst redeem from Egypt? 22 For thou hast made thy people Israel to be thine own people for ever; and thou, O Eternal, hast become their God. 23 Now, O Eternal, let thy promise to thy servant and his house be fixed for ever, and do as thou hast said, 24 that thy renown may be fixed and great for ever, when men say, 'The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, are a God to Israel,' and when thy servant David's house is fixed and firm before thee. 25 For, O my God, thy servant has 23 ventured to pray thus to thee, because thou hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him up a family. 26 O Eternal, thou art God, thou hast made this kind promise to thy servant; 27 thou hast been pleased to bless the family of thy servant, that it may continue in thy presence always; thou hast blessed it, O Eternal, and blessed it is for ever!"

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1 Chronicles 17

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