Chapter 7

And it came to pass, when the king sat¹ in his house, and the LORD had given him rest⁵² round about from all his enemies;⁶

That the king said⁴ unto Nathan the prophet, See³ now, I dwell⁶ in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth⁶ within curtains.

And Nathan said⁴ to the king, Go,³ do³ all that [is] in thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee.

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,²

Go³ and tell¹ my servant David, Thus saith¹ the LORD, Shalt thou build⁴ me an house for me to dwell in?²

Whereas I have not dwelt¹ in [any] house since the time that I brought up⁵³ the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked¹⁰² in a tent and in a tabernacle.

In all [the places] wherein I have walked⁹⁸ with all the children of Israel spake¹⁴ I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded¹⁴ to feed² my people Israel, saying,² Why build¹ ye not me an house of cedar?

Now therefore so shalt thou say⁴ unto my servant David, Thus saith¹ the LORD of hosts, I took¹ thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest,¹ and have cut off⁵⁵ all thine enemies⁶ out of thy sight, and have made¹ thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.

Moreover I will appoint¹ a place for my people Israel, and will plant¹ them, that they may dwell¹ in a place of their own, and move⁴ no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict¹⁵ them any more,⁵⁵ as beforetime,

And as since the time that I commanded¹⁴ judges⁶ [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest⁵² from all thine enemies.⁶ Also the LORD telleth⁵² thee that he will make⁴ thee an house.

And when thy days be fulfilled,⁴ and thou shalt sleep¹ with thy fathers, I will set up⁵² thy seed after thee, which shall proceed⁴ out of thy bowels, and I will establish⁵² his kingdom.

He shall build⁴ an house for my name, and I will stablish³¹ the throne of his kingdom for ever.

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity,⁵³ I will chasten⁵² him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

But my mercy shall not depart away⁴ from him, as I took⁵² [it] from Saul, whom I put away⁵² before thee.

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established⁸ for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established¹² for ever.

According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak¹⁴ unto David.

Then went⁴ king David in, and sat⁴ before the LORD, and he said,⁴ Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought⁵² me hitherto?

And this was yet a small thing⁴ in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken¹⁷ also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And [is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

And what can David say¹⁵ more⁵⁵ unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest¹ thy servant.

For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done¹ all these great things, to make thy servant know⁵³ [them].

Wherefore thou art great,¹ O LORD God: for [there is] none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard¹ with our ears.

And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went¹ to redeem² for a people to himself, and to make² him a name, and to do² for you great things and terrible,¹² for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst¹ to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

For thou hast confirmed³⁴ to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become¹ their God.

And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken¹⁴ concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish⁵⁴ [it] for ever, and do³ as thou hast said.¹⁴

And let thy name be magnified⁴ for ever, saying,² The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established¹² before thee.

For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed^{1 241} to thy servant, saying,² I will build⁴ thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found¹ in his heart to pray⁹⁹ this prayer unto thee.

And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised¹⁷ this goodness unto thy servant:

Therefore now let it please⁵⁴ thee to bless¹⁶ the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken¹⁴ [it]: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed²⁹ for ever.