1 N ow when David lived in his house, he said to Nathan the special preacher, “See, I am living in a house of cedar wood. But the special box with the Law of the Lord is under a tent.”

And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Jehovah dwelleth under curtains.

2 N athan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart. For God is with you.”

And Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.

3 B ut that same night the Word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,

And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4 “ Go and tell My servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says. “You will not build a house for Me to live in.

Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in:

5 F or I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up Israel to this day. But I have gone from tent to tent and from one place to another to live.

for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day, but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.

6 I n all the places I have gone with all Israel, have I said a word to any of the judges of Israel about this? Have I said to anyone whom I told to watch over My people, ‘Why have you not built a house of cedar wood for Me?’”’

In all places wherein I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to be shepherd of my people, saying, Why have ye not built me a house of cedar?

7 S o now say to My servant David, ‘The Lord of All says, “I took you from the field, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:

8 I have been with you in every place you have gone. I have destroyed in front of you all those who hate you. And I will make your name to be known like the name of the great ones of the earth.

and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

9 I will choose a place for My people Israel, and will plant them. So they will live in their own place and not be moved again. Never again will they be under the power of sinful men, as they were before,

And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first,

10 f rom the time that I told judges to rule My people Israel. I will put under your power all those who hate you. And I say to you that the Lord will build a house for you.

and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that Jehovah will build thee a house.

11 W hen your days are over, the time will come when you must go to be with your fathers. But then I will put into power one of your sons after you. I will make him king.

And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

12 H e will build a house for Me. And I will make his throne last forever.

He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.

13 I will be his father, and he will be My son. I will not take My loving-kindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee;

14 B ut I will put him over My house and in My nation forever. And his throne will last forever.”’”

but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.

15 N athan told David all these words from all this special dream. David’s Prayer of Thanks

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

16 T hen King David went in and sat before the Lord, and said, “Who am I, O God? What is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Then David the king went in, and sat before Jehovah; and he said, Who am I, O Jehovah God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

17 T his was a small thing in Your eyes, O God. You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a long time to come. You have thought of me as if I were an important man, O Lord God.

And this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God.

18 W hat more can David say to You about the honor given to Your servant? For You know Your servant.

What can David say yet more unto thee concerning the honor which is done to thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

19 Y ou have made all this greatness, O Lord. You have made known all these great things, for Your servant, and by Your own heart.

O Jehovah, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

20 O Lord, there is no one like You. There is no God other than You, by all that we have heard with our ears.

O Jehovah, there is none like thee, neither is there any God besides thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 W hat other nation on earth is like Your people Israel? God went to free them to be His people. You made Yourself a name by great things which filled people with fear. You drove out the nations before Your people, whom You set free from Egypt.

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt?

22 Y ou made Your people Israel to be Your people forever. And You, O Lord, became their God.

For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Jehovah, becamest their God.

23 N ow, O Lord, let the Word that You have spoken about Your servant and his house be made sure forever. Do as You have said.

And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

24 L et Your name be made sure and honored forever, saying, ‘The Lord of All, the God of Israel, is Israel’s God. And the house of Your servant David is made to last before You.’

And let thy name be established and magnified for ever, saying, Jehovah of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and the house of David thy servant is established before thee.

25 F or You, O my God, have made it known to Your servant that You will build a house for him. So Your servant has found strength of heart to pray to You.

For thou, O my God, hast revealed to thy servant that thou wilt build him a house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray before thee.

26 A nd now, O Lord, You are God. You have promised this good thing to Your servant.

And now, O Jehovah, thou art God, and hast promised this good thing unto thy servant:

27 N ow it has pleased You to bring good to the house of Your servant. May it last forever before You. For when You bring good to something, O Lord, good is with it forever.”

and now it hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Jehovah, hast blessed, and it is blessed for ever.