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2 Samuel 7

7 Now when David had taken possession of his palace, Jehovah having given him rest around about from all his enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, ‘See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within tent-curtains.’ 3 And Nathan said to the king, ‘Go, do all that you purpose for Jehovah is with you.’

4 But during the same night the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying, 5 ‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus saith Jehovah, ‘Shouldst thou build a temple for me to dwell in? 6 I have not dwelt in a temple since the day that I brought up the Israelites from Egypt, even to this day, but have gone about in a tent-dwelling. 7 As long as I went about with all the Israelites, did I say anything to one of Israel’s , whom I commanded to be a shepherd to my people Israel, saying: “Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?” ’ ” 8 Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David, “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, ‘I took thee from the pasture, from after the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people, over Israel; 9 and I have been with thee wherever thou didst go, to destroy all thine enemies from before thee, and I will make thee a , like the name of the great in the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more, and the wicked shall no more afflict them as formerly, 11 from the day that I appointed judges over my people Israel.

And I will give thee rest from all thine enemies,

12 And when thy days are complete,

And thou shalt lie down with thy fathers,

I will raise up thy descendants after thee,

Who shall come forth from thy body;

And I will establish their kingdom.

13 He shall build a home for my name,

And I will establish his royal throne forever.

14 I will be to him a father,

And he shall be to me a son;

When he commits iniquity,

I will correct him with the rod of men,

And with the stripes of the sons of Adam.

15 And my kindness will not withdraw from him,

As I withdrew it from him who was before thee.

16 Thy house and kingdom shall always stand firm before me;

Thy throne shall be established forever.’ ” ’ 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.

18 Then King David went in and sat before Jehovah and said, ‘Who am I, O Lord Jehovah, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far? 19 And this was too small a thing in thine eyes, O Lord Jehovah, that thou hast spoken also concerning thy servant’s house for distant times, and 20 And what shall David say more to thee, for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah? 21 For thy servant’s sake and according to thine heart hast thou done . 22 Therefore 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 other nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom a God went to redeem for himself as a people, to make him a name and to do for great and terrible things 24 But thou didst establish thy people Israel as thine own people forever, and thou, Jehovah, hast become their God. 25 And now, O Lord Jehovah, confirm forever the promise that thou hast made concerning thy servant and concerning his house, and do as thou hast promised, 26 that thy name be great forever, in that it will be said, “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 courage to pray this prayer to thee. 28 And now, O Lord Jehovah, thou art God, and thy words are truth, and thou hast promised this good thing to thy servant; 29 now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may continue forever before thee! For thou, O Lord Jehovah, hast spoken it, and with thy blessing will the house of thy servant be forever blessed.’

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