¹And it cometh to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Jehovah hath given rest to him round about, from all his enemies, ²that the king saith unto Nathan the prophet, ‘See, I pray thee, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of God is dwelling in the midst of the curtain.’ ³And Nathan saith unto the king, ‘All that is in thine heart—go, do, for Jehovah is with thee.’

⁴And it cometh to pass in that night, that the word of Jehovah is unto Nathan, saying, ⁵‘Go, and thou hast said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Jehovah, Dost thou build for Me a house for My dwelling in? ⁶for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle. ⁷During all the time that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, ‘Why have ye not built to Me a house of cedars?

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2 Samuel 7:3: And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”

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