71 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 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 Nathan said to the king , " Go , do all that is in your mind , for the Lord is with you."
4 But in the same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan , saying , 5 "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 "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 " Wherever e 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 ?' "' 8 "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 " I have been with you wherever e 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 "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 e afflict them any more as formerly , 11 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 " 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 " He shall build a house for My name , and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever e . 14 " 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 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul , whom I removed from before you. 16 " Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever e ; your throne shall be established forever e .""' 17 In accordance with all these words and all this vision , so Nathan spoke to David .
18 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 "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 "Again what more can David say to You? For You know Your servant , O Lord GOD ! 21 " For the sake of Your word , and according to Your own heart , You have done all this greatness to let Your servant know . 22 "For this reason e 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 "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 e Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt , from nations and their gods ? 24 "For You have established for Yourself Your people Israel as Your own people forever e , and You, O Lord , have become their God . 25 "Now therefore, O Lord God , the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house , confirm it forever e , and do as You have spoken , 26 that Your name may be magnified forever e , by saying , 'The Lord of hosts is God over Israel '; and may the house of Your servant David be established before You. 27 "For You, O Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , have made a revelation e to Your servant , saying , ' I will build you a house '; therefore e Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. 28 "Now , O Lord GOD , You are God , and Your words are truth , and You have promised this good thing to Your servant . 29 "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 ."
