1 And it came to pass, when the king 4428 sat 3427 in his house 1004, and the LORD 3068 had given him rest 5117 round about 5439 from all his enemies 341;
2 That the king 4428 said 559 unto Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, See 7200 now, I dwell 3427 in an house 1004 of cedar 730, but the ark 727 of God 430 dwelleth 3427 within 8432 curtains 3407.
3 And Nathan 5416 said 559 to the king 4428, Go 3212, do 6213 all that is in thine heart 3824; for the LORD 3068 is with thee.
4 And it came to pass that night 3915, that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came unto Nathan 5416, saying 559,
5 Go 3212 and tell 559 my servant 5650 David 1732, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, Shalt thou build 1129 me an house 1004 for me to dwell in 3427?
6 Whereas I have not dwelt 3427 in any house 1004 since the time 3117 that I brought up 5927 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 out of Egypt 4714, even to this day 3117, but have walked 1980 in a tent 168 and in a tabernacle 4908.
7 In all the places wherein I have walked 1980 with all the children 1121 of Israel 3478 spake 1696 I a word 1697 with any 259 of the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478, whom I commanded 6680 to feed 7462 my people 5971 Israel 3478, saying 559, Why build 1129 ye not me an house 1004 of cedar 730?
8 Now therefore so shalt thou say 559 unto my servant 5650 David 1732, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, I took 3947 thee from the sheepcote 5116, from following 310 the sheep 6629, to be ruler 5057 over my people 5971, over Israel 3478:
9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest 1980, and have cut off 3772 all thine enemies 341 out of thy sight 6440, and have made 6213 thee a great 1419 name 8034, like unto the name 8034 of the great 1419 men that are in the earth 776.
10 Moreover I will appoint 7760 a place 4725 for my people 5971 Israel 3478, and will plant 5193 them, that they may dwell 7931 in a place of their own, and move 7264 no more; neither shall the children 1121 of wickedness 5766 afflict 6031 them any more 3254, as beforetime 7223,
11 And as since the time 3117 that I commanded 6680 judges 8199 to be over my people 5971 Israel 3478, and have caused thee to rest 5117 from all thine enemies 341. Also the LORD 3068 telleth 5046 thee that he will make 6213 thee an house 1004.
12 And when thy days 3117 be fulfilled 4390, and thou shalt sleep 7901 with thy fathers 1, I will set up 6965 thy seed 2233 after 310 thee, which shall proceed 3318 out of thy bowels 4578, and I will establish 3559 his kingdom 4467.
13 He shall build 1129 an house 1004 for my name 8034, and I will stablish 3559 the throne 3678 of his kingdom 4467 for 5704 ever 5769.
14 I will be his father 1, and he shall be my son 1121. If he commit iniquity 5753, I will chasten 3198 him with the rod 7626 of men 582, and with the stripes 5061 of the children 1121 of men 120:
15 But my mercy 2617 shall not depart away 5493 from him, as I took 5493 it from Saul 7586, whom I put away 5493 before 6440 thee.
16 And thine house 1004 and thy kingdom 4467 shall be established 539 for 5704 ever 5769 before 6440 thee: thy throne 3678 shall be established 3559 for 5704 ever 5769.
17 According to all these words 1697, and according to all this vision 2384, so did Nathan 5416 speak 1696 unto David 1732.
18 Then went 935 king 4428 David 1732 in, and sat 3427 before 6440 the LORD 3068, and he said 559, Who am I, O Lord 136 GOD 3069? and what is my house 1004, that thou hast brought 935 me hitherto 1988?
19 And this was yet a small thing 6994 in thy sight 5869, O Lord 136 GOD 3069; but thou hast spoken 1696 also of thy servant's 5650 house 1004 for a great while to come 7350. And is this the manner 8452 of man 120, O Lord 136 GOD 3069?
20 And what can 3254 0 David 1732 say 1696 more 3254 unto thee? for thou, Lord 136 GOD 3069, knowest 3045 thy servant 5650.
21 For thy word's 1697 sake, and according to thine own heart 3820, hast thou done 6213 all these great things 1420, to make thy servant 5650 know 3045 them.
22 Wherefore thou art great 1431, O LORD 3068 God 430: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God 430 beside 2108 thee, according to all that we have heard 8085 with our ears 241.
23 And what one 259 nation 1471 in the earth 776 is like thy people 5971, even like Israel 3478, whom God 430 went 1980 to redeem 6299 for a people 5971 to himself, and to make 7760 him a name 8034, and to do 6213 for you great things 1420 and terrible 3372, for thy land 776, before 6440 thy people 5971, which thou redeemedst 6299 to thee from Egypt 4714, from the nations 1471 and their gods 430?
24 For thou hast confirmed 3559 to thyself thy people 5971 Israel 3478 to be a people 5971 unto thee for 5704 ever 5769: and thou, LORD 3068, art become 1961 their God 430.
25 And now, O LORD 3068 God 430, the word 1697 that thou hast spoken 1696 concerning thy servant 5650, and concerning his house 1004, establish 6965 it for 5704 ever 5769, and do 6213 as thou hast said 1696.
26 And let thy name 8034 be magnified 1431 for 5704 ever 5769, saying 559, The LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 is the God 430 over Israel 3478: and let the house 1004 of thy servant 5650 David 1732 be established 3559 before 6440 thee.
27 For thou, O LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, God 430 of Israel 3478, hast revealed 1540 241 to thy servant 5650, saying 559, I will build 1129 thee an house 1004: therefore hath thy servant 5650 found 4672 in his heart 3820 to pray 6419 this prayer 8605 unto thee.
28 And now, O Lord 136 GOD 3069, thou art that God 430, and thy words 1697 be true 571, and thou hast promised 1696 this goodness 2896 unto thy servant 5650:
29 Therefore now let it please 2974 thee to bless 1288 the house 1004 of thy servant 5650, that it may continue for ever 5769 before 6440 thee: for thou, O Lord 136 GOD 3069, hast spoken 1696 it: and with thy blessing 1293 let the house 1004 of thy servant 5650 be blessed 1288 for ever 5769.