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1When David had settled into his palace, he said to the prophet Nathan, “Look! I am living in a cedar house while the ark of the Lord ’s covenant is under tent curtains.”[#17:1–2 2Sm 7:1–3; #17:1 Hg 1:4]
2So Nathan told David, “Do all that is on your mind, for God is with you.”
3But that night the word of God came to Nathan:[#17:3–15 2Sm 7:4–17]
4“Go to David my servant and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.[#17:4 1Ch 22:7–8; 28:2–3]
5From the time I brought Israel out of Egypt until today I have not dwelt in a house; instead, I have moved from one tent site to another, and from one tabernacle location to another. ,[#17:5 Lit I was from tent to tent and from tabernacle; #17:5 Ex 40:2–3; 2Sm 7:6]
6In all my journeys throughout Israel, have I ever spoken a word to even one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, asking: Why haven’t you built me a house of cedar? ’[#17:6 2Sm 7:7]
7“So now this is what you are to say to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, to be ruler over my people Israel.[#17:7 1Sm 16:11–13]
8I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. I will make a name for you like that of the greatest on the earth.
9I will designate a place for my people Israel and plant them, so that they may live there and not be disturbed again. Evildoers will not continue to oppress them as they have done[#17:9 Ex 15:17]
10ever since the day I ordered judges to be over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies.
“ ‘Furthermore, I declare to you that the Lord himself will build a house for you.
11When your time comes to be with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who is one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.
12He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever.[#17:12 1Kg 5:2–5; 6:14,38; 8:17–20; 2Ch 6:2]
13I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not remove my faithful love from him as I removed it from the one who was before you.[#17:13 Heb 1:5; #17:13 1Sm 15:23–28; 1Ch 10:14]
14I will appoint him over my house and my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.’ ”[#17:14 Ps 89:29,36]
15Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.
16Then King David went in, sat in the Lord ’s presence, and said,[#17:16–27 2Sm 7:18–29]