| 7:1 |
Now it happened that, when the king had settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, |
| 7:2 |
he said to the prophet Nathan, “Do you not see that I live in a house of cedar, and that the ark of God has been placed in the midst of tent skins?” |
| 7:3 |
And Nathan said to the king: “Go, do all that is in your heart. For the Lord is with you.” |
| 7:4 |
But it happened in that night, behold, the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying: |
| 7:5 |
“Go, and say to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord: Should you build a house for me as a dwelling place? |
| 7:8 |
And now, so shall you speak to my servant David: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pastures, from following the sheep, so that you would be the leader over my people Israel. |
| 7:9 |
And I have been with you everywhere that you walked. And I have slain all your enemies before your face. And I have made you a great name, beside the name of the great ones who are upon the earth. |
| 7:10 |
And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them, and they shall live there, and they shall no longer be disturbed. Neither shall the sons of iniquity continue to afflict them as before, |
| 7:11 |
from the day when I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give rest to you from all your enemies. And the Lord foretells to you that the Lord himself will make a house for you. |
| 7:12 |
And when your days will have been fulfilled, and you will sleep with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who will go forth from your loins, and I will make firm his kingdom. |
| 7:14 |
I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. And if he will commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and with the wounds of the sons of men. |
| 7:16 |
And your house shall be faithful, and your kingdom shall be before your face, for eternity, and your throne shall be secure continuously.’ ” |
