1 ¶ And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies,
2 t hat the king said unto Nathan, the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
that 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 A nd Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart, for the LORD is with thee.
Nathan said to the king, “ Go, do all that is in your mind, for the Lord is with you.”
4 ¶ And it came to pass that night that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,
But in the same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
5 G o and tell my slave David, Thus hath the LORD said, Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
“Go and say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “ Are you the one who should build Me a house to dwell in?
6 F or I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.
For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt, even to this day; but I have been moving about in a tent, even in a tabernacle.
7 I n all the places in which I have walked with all the sons of Israel did I speak a word in any of the tribes of Israel, unto whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why did ye not build me a house of cedar?
Wherever I have gone with all the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel, which I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’”’ God’s Covenant with David
8 N ow, therefore, so shalt thou say unto my slave David, Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;
“Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “ I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
9 a nd I have been with thee wherever thou didst walk and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
I have been with you wherever you have gone and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like the names of the great men who are on the earth.
10 M oreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, that they may dwell in their place and never again be removed; neither shall the sons of iniquity afflict them any more as before,
I will also appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will the wicked afflict them any more as formerly,
11 s ince the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. And I will cause thee to rest from all thy enemies. Likewise, the LORD makes thee to know that he will make thee a house.
even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that the Lord will make a house for you.
12 A nd when thy days are 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.
When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 H e shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men;
I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,
15 b ut my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I took away from before thee.
but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 A nd thy house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee; thy throne shall be established for ever.
Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.”’”
17 A ccording to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. David’s Prayer
18 ¶ Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said, O Lord GOD, Who am I and what is my house that thou hast brought me thus far?
Then David the king went 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 this far?
19 A nd this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy slave’s house for a great while to come and that this shall be the condition of a man, O Lord GOD.
And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, O Lord God, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. And this is the custom of man, O Lord God.
20 A nd what more can David say unto thee? For thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy slave.
Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord God!
21 F or thou hast done all these great things by thy word and according to thine own heart to make thy slave know them.
For the sake of Your word, and according to Your own heart, You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know.
22 T herefore, thou 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.
For this reason You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
23 A nd who in the earth is like thy people, like Israel? A Gentile for the love of whom God went to ransom as a people to himself and to give him a name and to do with you great and terrible things in thy land because of thy people whom thou didst redeem unto thee from Egypt, from the Gentiles and their gods?
And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?
24 F or thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be thy people for ever, and thou, LORD, have become their God.
For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever, and You, O Lord, have become their God.
25 A nd now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy slave and concerning his house, raise it up for ever and do as thou hast said.
Now therefore, O Lord God, the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house, confirm it forever, and do as You have spoken,
26 F or thus shall thy name be magnified for ever that it may be said, The LORD of the hosts is God over Israel and that the house of thy slave David be established before thee.
that Your name may be magnified forever, by saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel’; and may the house of Your servant David be established before You.
27 F or thou, O LORD of the hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy slave, saying, I will build thee a house. Therefore, thy slave has found it in his heart to pray this prayer in thy presence.
For You, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant, saying, ‘ I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You.
28 A nd now, O Lord GOD, thou art God, and thy words shall be firm, and thou hast spoken this goodness unto thy slave.
Now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.
29 T herefore, now let it please thee to bless the house of thy slave that it may continue for ever before thee, for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it, and with thy blessing the house of thy slave shall be blessed for ever.
Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord God, have spoken; and with Your blessing may the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”