And it came to pass, whenthe kingsatin his house, and the LORDhad given him restround aboutfrom allhis enemies; That the kingsaiduntoNathanthe prophet, Seenow, Idwellin a houseof cedar, but the arkof Goddwellethwithincurtains. And Nathansaidtothe king, Go, doallthat is in thine heart; forthe LORD is withthee. And it came to passthatnight, that the wordof the LORDcameuntoNathan, saying, Goand tellmy servantDavid, Thussaiththe LORD, Shalt thoubuildme a housefor me to dwellin? WhereasI have notdweltin any housesince the timethat I brought upthe childrenof Israelout of Egypt, even tothisday, but havewalkedin a tentand in a tabernacle. In all the places whereinI have walkedwith allthe childrenof IsraelspokeI a wordwithanyof the tribesof Israel, whomI commandedto feedmy peopleIsrael, saying, Whybuildye notme a houseof cedar? Nowthereforeso shalt thou sayunto my servantDavid, Thussaiththe LORDof hosts, Itookthee fromthe sheepcote, from followingthe sheep, to berulerovermy people, overIsrael: And I waswiththee whithersoeverthou wentest, and have cut offallthine enemiesout of thy sight, and have madethee a greatname, like unto the nameof the great men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appointa placefor my peopleIsrael, and will plantthem, that they may dwellin a placeof their own, and movenomore; neithershall the childrenof wickednessafflictthem any more, asformerly, And as sincethe timethatI commandedjudges to be overmy peopleIsrael, and have caused thee to restfrom allthine enemies. Also the LORDtelleththee thathe will makethee a house. And whenthy daysbe fulfilled, and thou shalt sleepwiththy fathers, I will set upthy seedafterthee, whichshall proceedout of thy bowels, and I will establishhis kingdom. Heshall builda housefor my name, and I will establishthe throneof his kingdomforever. Iwill behis father, and heshall bemy son. Ifhe commit iniquity, I will chastenhim with the rodof men, and with the stripesof the childrenof men: But my mercyshall notdepart awayfromhim, asI took it fromSaul, whomI put awaybeforethee. And thine houseand thy kingdomshall be establishedforeverbeforethee: thy throneshall beestablishedforever. According to allthesewords, and according to allthisvision, sodid NathanspeakuntoDavid. Then wentkingDavidin, and satbeforethe LORD, and he said, Who am I, O LordGOD? and what is my house, thatthou hast broughtme hitherto? And thiswas yeta smallthing in thy sight, O LordGOD; but thou hast spokenalsoofthy servant's housefor a great while to come. And is thisthe mannerof man, O LordGOD? And whatcan Davidsaymoreuntothee? for thou, LordGOD, knowestthy servant. For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou doneallthesegreat things, to make thy servantknow them . Whereforethou art great, O LORDGod: for there is nonelike thee, neither is there any Godbesidethee, according to allthatwe have heardwith our ears. And whatonenationin the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whomGodwentto redeemfor a peopleto himself, and to makehim a name, and to dofor you greatthings and terrible, for thy land, beforethy people, whichthou redeemedstto thee from Egypt, from the nationsand their gods? For thou hast confirmedto thyself thy peopleIsrael to be a peopleunto thee forever: and thou, LORD, art becometheir God. And now, O LORDGod, the wordthatthou hast spokenconcerningthy servant, and concerninghis house, establish it , forever, and doasthou hast said. And let thy namebe magnifiedforever, saying, The LORDof hosts is the GodoverIsrael: and let the houseof thy servantDavidbeestablishedbeforethee. Forthou, O LORDof hosts, Godof Israel, hast revealedto thy servant, saying, I will buildthee a house: thereforehath thy servantfoundin his heartto praythisprayeruntothee. And now, O LordGOD, thou art thatGod, and thy wordsbetrue, and thou hast promisedthisgoodnessuntothy servant: Therefore nowlet it pleasethee to blessthe houseof thy servant, that it may continueforeverbeforethee: forthou, O LordGOD, hast spoken it : and with thy blessinglet the houseof thy servantbe blessedforever.