17:1 And it came to pass as David dwelt in
his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house
of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord [is] under [curtains] of
skins.
17:2 And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God [is]
with thee.
17:3 And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to
Nathan, [saying],
17:4 Go and say to David my servant, Thus said the Lord, Thou shalt not
build me a house for me to dwell in it.
17:5 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day that I brought up Israel
until this day, but I have been in a tabernacle and a tent,
17:6 in all places through which I have gone with all Israel: did I ever
speak to [any] one tribe of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people,
saying, [Why is it] that ye have not built me a house of cedar?
17:7 And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord
Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a
ruler over my people Israel:
17:8 and I was with thee in all places whither thou wentest, and I destroyed
all thine enemies from before thee, and I made for thee a name according to
the name of the great ones that are upon the earth.
17:9 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant him,
and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son
of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning,
17:10 and from the days when I appointed judges over my people Israel. Also
I have humbled all thine enemies, and I will increase thee, and the Lord
will build thee a house.
17:11 And it shall come to pass when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou
shalt sleep with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee,
which shall be of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
17:12 He shall build me a house, and I will set up his throne for ever.
17:13 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and my mercy
will I not withdraw from him, as I withdrew [it] from them that were before
thee.
17:14 And I will establish him in my house and in his kingdom for ever; and
his throne shall be set up for ever.
17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so
spoke Nathan to David.
17:16 And king David came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O
Lord God? and what [is] my house, that thou hast loved me for ever?
17:17 And these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also
spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou
hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O
Lord God.
17:18 What shall David do more toward thee to glorify [thee]? and thou
knowest thy servant.
17:19 And thou hast wrought all this greatness according to thine heart.
17:20 O Lord, there is none like thee, and there is no God beside thee,
according to all things which we have heard with our ears.
17:21 Neither is there another nation upon the earth [such] as thy people
Israel, whereas God led him in the way, to redeem a people for himself, to
make for himself a great and glorious name, to cast out nations from before
thy people, whom thou redeemedst out of Egypt.
17:22 And thou hast appointed thy people Israel as a people to thyself for
ever; and thou, Lord, didst become a God to them.
17:23 And now, Lord, let the word which thou spokest to thy servant, and
concerning his house, be confirmed for ever, and do thou as thou hast
spoken.
17:24 And let thy name [be] established and magnified for ever, [men]
saying, Lord, Lord, Almighty God of Israel: and [let] the house of thy
servant David [be] established before thee.
17:25 For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to the ear of thy servant that
thou wilt build him a house; therefore thy servant has found a willingness
to pray before thee.
17:26 And now, Lord, thou thyself art God, and thou hast spoken these good
things concerning thy servant.
17:27 And now thou hast begun to bless the house of thy servant, so that it
should continue for ever before thee: for thou, Lord, hast blessed [it], and
do thou bless [it] for ever. |
17:1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in
his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of
cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
17:2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is
with thee.
17:3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to
Nathan, saying,
17:4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build
me an house to dwell in:
17:5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel
unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to
another.
17:6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the
judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye
not built me an house of cedars?
17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the
LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the
sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:
17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut
off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the
name of the great men that are in the earth.
17:9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them,
and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither
shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
17:10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people
Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee
that the LORD will build thee an house.
17:11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go
to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which
shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
17:13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my
mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
17:14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and
his throne shall be established for evermore.
17:15 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did
Nathan speak unto David.
17:16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O
LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
17:17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast
also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast
regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
17:18 What can David speak more to thee for the honor of thy servant? for
thou knowest thy servant.
17:19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast
thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.
17:20 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee,
according to all that we have heard with our ears.
17:21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God
went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and
terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast
redeemed out of Egypt?
17:22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and
thou, LORD, becamest their God.
17:23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning
thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou
hast said.
17:24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever,
saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and
let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
17:25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an
house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.
17:26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy
servant:
17:27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant,
that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall
be blessed for ever. |