2 Samuel 7:1-17.
2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Good News Translation)
1King David was settled in his palace, and the
LORD kept him safe from all his enemies.
2Then the king said to the prophet Nathan,
"Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant
Box is kept in a tent!"
3Nathan answered,
"Do whatever you have in mind, because the
LORD is with you.
"
4But that night the
LORD said to Nathan,
5"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him,
'You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.
6From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until
now, I have never lived in a temple; I have traveled around living in a
tent.
7In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked
any of the leaders
that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of
cedar.
'
8So tell my servant David that I, the
LORD Almighty, say to him,
'I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made
you the ruler of my people Israel.
9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have
defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as
the greatest leaders in the world.
10-11I have chosen a place for my people Israel and have
settled them there, where they will live without being oppressed any more.
Ever since they entered this land, they have been attacked by violent
people, but this will not happen again. I promise to keep you safe from
all your enemies and to give you descendants.
12When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make
one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong.
13He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make
sure that his dynasty continues forever.
14I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does
wrong, I will punish him as a father punishes his son.
15But I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from
Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king.
16You will always have descendants, and I will make your
kingdom last forever. Your dynasty will never end.
'
"
17Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him.
God bless you.
1King David was settled in his palace, and the
LORD kept him safe from all his enemies.
2Then the king said to the prophet Nathan,
"Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant
Box is kept in a tent!"
3Nathan answered,
"Do whatever you have in mind, because the
LORD is with you.
"
4But that night the
LORD said to Nathan,
5"Go and tell my servant David that I say to him,
'You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in.
6From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egypt until
now, I have never lived in a temple; I have traveled around living in a
tent.
7In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked
any of the leaders
that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of
cedar.
'
8So tell my servant David that I, the
LORD Almighty, say to him,
'I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made
you the ruler of my people Israel.
9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have
defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as
the greatest leaders in the world.
10-11I have chosen a place for my people Israel and have
settled them there, where they will live without being oppressed any more.
Ever since they entered this land, they have been attacked by violent
people, but this will not happen again. I promise to keep you safe from
all your enemies and to give you descendants.
12When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make
one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong.
13He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make
sure that his dynasty continues forever.
14I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does
wrong, I will punish him as a father punishes his son.
15But I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from
Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king.
16You will always have descendants, and I will make your
kingdom last forever. Your dynasty will never end.
'
"
17Nathan told David everything that God had revealed to him.
God bless you.
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