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Now when David dwelt in his house ,
David said to Nathan the prophet , "
Behold ,
I dwell in a house of cedar ,
but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent ."
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And Nathan said to David , "
Do all that is in your heart ,
for God is with you ."
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But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan ,
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Go and tell my servant David , `
Thus says the LORD :
You shall not build me a house to dwell in .
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For I have not dwelt in a house since the day I led up Israel to this day ,
but I have gone from tent to tent and from dwelling to dwelling .
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In all places where I have moved with all Israel ,
did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel ,
whom I commanded to shepherd my people ,
saying , "
Why have you not built me a house of cedar ?"'
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Now therefore thus shall you say to my servant David , `
Thus says the LORD of hosts ,
I took you from the pasture ,
from following the sheep ,
that you should be prince over my people Israel ;
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and I have been with you wherever you went ,
and have cut off all your enemies from before you ;
and I will make for you a name ,
like the name of the great ones of the earth .
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And I will appoint a place for my people Israel ,
and will plant them ,
that they may dwell in their own place ,
and be disturbed no more ;
and violent men shall waste them no more ,
as formerly ,
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from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel ;
and I will subdue all your enemies .
Moreover I declare to you that the LORD will build you a house .
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When your days are fulfilled to go to be with your fathers ,
I will raise up your offspring after you ,
one of your own sons ,
and I will establish his kingdom .
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He shall build a house for me ,
and I will establish his throne for ever .
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I will be his father ,
and he shall be my son ;
I will not take my steadfast love from him ,
as I took it from him who was before you ,
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but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be established for ever .'"
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In accordance with all these words ,
and in accordance with all this vision ,
Nathan spoke to David .