2 Samuel 7

And it happened, when the king dwelled in his house and God gave rest to him from all around, from all of his enemies,

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See, please, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the Box of God is dwelling in the midst of a curtain.” \*

And Nathan said to the king, “All that {is} in your heart, go, do, for God {is} with you.” \*

But it happened, during that night, that the word of God was to Nathan, saying, \*

“Go, and you shall say to my servant, to David, ‘Thus says God, “You, will you build for me a house for my dwelling? \*

For I have not lived in a house from the day of my bringing up the sons of Israel from Egypt and to this day, but I have been going about in a tent and in a dwelling.

In any {place} where I went about with all of the sons of Israel, did I speak a word with one of the scepters of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built for me a house of cedars’?”’ \*

And now, thus shall you say to my servant, to David, ‘Thus says God of Armies, “I, I took you from the pasture, from after the flock, to become a ruler over my people, over Israel.

And I have been with you in every {place} where you have gone, and I have cut off all of your enemies from your face. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great who {have been} on the earth. \*

And I have established a place for my people, for Israel, and I will plant him that he may dwell under him, and he will not tremble anymore, and the sons of wickedness will not continue to afflict him as at first,

and from the day when I commanded judges over my people Israel. \* And I will give rest to you from all of your enemies. And God declares to you that God will make a house for you.

When your days are full and you lie down with your fathers, then I will raise up after you your seed who will come forth from your belly, and I will establish his kingdom.

He, he will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom to forever!

I, I will be a father to him, and he, he will be a son to me, that when he sins, then I will correct him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of man. \*

But my covenant faithfulness will not turn away from you as I turned it away from with Saul, whom I turned away from your face.

And your house and your kingdom will be confirmed to forever to your face. Your throne will be established to forever.”’” \*

According to all of these words and according to all of this vision, thus Nathan spoke to David. \*

And King David went, and he sat to the face of God, and he said, “Who {am} I, my Lord God, and what {is} my house, that you have brought me to here?

And this was yet small in your eyes, my Lord God, for you have spoken even about the house of your servant to afar. And this {is} the law of man, my Lord God! \*

And what more shall David add to say to you? But you, you know your servant, my Lord God. \*

For the sake of your word and according to your heart, you have done all this greatness, to make your servant know {this}. \*

Therefore, you are great, my Lord God, for {there is} none like you and {there is} no God except you, in all that we have heard with our ears.

And who {is} like your people, like Israel, the one nation on earth whose God went to redeem a people for himself and to make for himself a name and to do greatness for you and {things} being feared for your land, from the face of your people whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, nations and its gods? \*

And you established for yourself your people Israel as a people for yourself to forever. And you, God, you became God to them. \*

And now, God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, raise up to forever, and do just as you have spoken.

And may your name be great to forever, saying, ‘God of Armies {is} God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established to your face. \*

For you, God of Armies, {are} the God of Israel. You have uncovered the ear of your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore, your servant has found his heart to pray this prayer to you.

And now, my Lord God, you {are} he, God, so your words are true. And you have spoken concerning this good your servant.

And now, take pleasure and bless the house of your servant to be to your face forever. For you, my Lord God, you have spoken and from your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.” \*