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[1]And it came to pass, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet: 'Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 dwelleth under curtains.' |
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[2]And Nathan said unto David: 'Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.' |
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[3]And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying: |
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[4]'Go and tell David My servant: Thus saith 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇: Thou shalt not build Me a house to dwell in; |
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[5]For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up Israel, unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle t another. |
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[6]In all places wherein I have walked among all Israel, spoke I a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying: Why have ye not built Me a house of cedar? |
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[7]Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel; |
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[8]And I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth. |
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[9]And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be disquieted no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the first, |
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[10]Even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will subdue all thine enemies. Moreover I tell thee that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will build thee a house. |
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[11]And it shall come to pass, when thy days are fulfilled that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will set up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. |
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[12]He shall build Me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever. |
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[13]I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son; and I will not take My mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; |
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[14]But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom for ever; and his throne shall be established for ever.' |
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[15]According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. |
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[16]Then David the king went in, and sat before 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; and he said: 'Who am I, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far? |
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[17]And this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 God. |
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[18]What can David say yet more unto Thee concerning the honour which is done to Thy servant? for Thou knowest Thy servant. |
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[19]O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, for Thy servant's sake, and according to Thine own heart, hast Thou wrought all the greatness, to make known all these great things. |
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[20]O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, there is none like Thee, neither is there any God beside Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. |
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[21]And who is like Thy people Israel, a nation one in the earth, whom God went to redeem unto Himself for a people, to make Thee a name by great and tremendous things, in driving out nations from before Thy people, whom Thou didst redeem out of Egypt. |
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[22]For Thy people Israel didst Thou make Thine own people for ever; and Thou, 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, becamest their God. |
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[23]And now, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, let the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken. |
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[24]Yea, let it be established, and let Thy name be magnified for ever, that it may be said: 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the house of David Thy servant shall be established before Thee. |
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[25]For Thou, O my God, hast revealed to Thy servant that Thou wilt build him a house; therefore hath Thy servant taken heart to pray before Thee. |
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[26]And now, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, Thou alone art God, and hast promised this good thing unto Thy servant; |
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[27]And now it hath pleased Thee to bless the house of Thy servant, that it may continue for ever before Thee; for Thou, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, hast blessed, and so let Thy servant be blessed for ever.' |