12 When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.v 13 He is the one who will build a house for my name,w and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.x 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.y When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals. 15 But my faithful love will never leave himz as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.a 16 Your house and kingdom will endure before meA forever,b and your throne will be established forever.’ ”c

17 Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.