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2 And the king said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, please, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God is staying in the middle of the tent."
3 Nathan said to the king, "Go and do all that is in your heart, for Yahweh is with you."
4 But it happened ⌊that night⌋,* the word of Yahweh came* to Nathan, saying,
5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh: "Are you the one to build for me a house for my dwelling?
6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought up the ⌊Israelites⌋* from Egypt until this day; rather, I was going about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7 In all of my going about among all the ⌊Israelites⌋,* did I speak a word with one of the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, 'Why did you not build me a cedar house?'" '
8 So then, thus you shall say to my servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh of hosts, "I took you from the pasture ⌊from following⌋* the sheep to be a leader over my people, over Israel,
9 and I have been with you ⌊everywhere you went⌋.* I have cut off all of your enemies from in front of you, and I will make a great name for you, as the name of the great ones who are on the earth.
10 I will make a place for my people Israel, and I will plant them* so that they* can dwell ⌊in their own place⌋.* They will not tremble any longer, and the children of wickedness will not afflict them again, as in the former days.
11 ⌊In the manner that⌋* I appointed judges over my people Israel, I will give you rest from all your enemies. And Yahweh declares to you that Yahweh will build a house for you.
12 When your days are full and you lie down with your ancestors,* I will raise up your offspring after you who will go out from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 I will be a father to him, and he will be a son for me, whom I will punish when he does wrong, with a rod of men and with blows of the ⌊human beings⌋.*
15 But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before you; your throne shall be established forever." '"
17 According to all these words and according to all this vision, this Nathan spoke to David.