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1 Chr 17:1

& And it came about, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under curtains."

1 Chr 17:2

& Then Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you."

1 Chr 17:3

& It came about the same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

1 Chr 17:4

& "Go and tell David My servant, `Thus says the LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in;

1 Chr 17:5

& for I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from {one} dwelling place {to another.}

1 Chr 17:6

& ~"In all places where I have walked with all Israel, have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people, saying, `Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?""

1 Chr 17:7

& ~"Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel.

1 Chr 17:8

& ~"I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a name like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

1 Chr 17:9

& ~"I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and not be moved again; and the wicked will not waste them anymore as formerly,

1 Chr 17:10

& even from the day that I commanded judges {to be} over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies.
Moreover, I tell you that the LORD will build a house for you.

1 Chr 17:11

& ~"When your days are fulfilled that you must go {to be} with your fathers, that I will set up {one of} your descendants after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

1 Chr 17:12

& ~"He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chr 17:13

& ~"I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you.

1 Chr 17:14

& ~"But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever.""'

1 Chr 17:15

& According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

1 Chr 17:16

& Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

1 Chr 17:17

& ~"This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

1 Chr 17:18

& ~"What more can David still {say} to You concerning the honor {bestowed} on Your servant? For You know Your servant.

1 Chr 17:19

& ~"O LORD, for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

1 Chr 17:20

& ~"O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

1 Chr 17:21

& ~"And what one nation in the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself {as} a people, to make You a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt?

1 Chr 17:22

& ~"For Your people Israel You made Your own people forever, and You, O LORD, became their God.

1 Chr 17:23

& "Now, O LORD, let the word that You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do as You have spoken.

1 Chr 17:24

& ~"Let Your name be established and magnified forever, saying, `The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, {even} a God to Israel; and the house of David Your servant is established before You.'

1 Chr 17:25

& ~"For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found {courage} to pray before You.

1 Chr 17:26

& ~"Now, O LORD, You are God, and have promised this good thing to Your servant.

1 Chr 17:27

& ~"And now it has pleased You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O LORD, have blessed, and it is blessed forever."

1 Chronicles 17

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