2 Samuel 7

¹ And it comes to pass, when the king sat in his house, and Yahweh has given rest to him round about, from all his enemies, ² that the king said unto Nathan the prophet, "See, I pray you, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, and the ark of Elohim is dwelling in the midst of the curtain." ³ And Nathan said unto the king, "All that [is] in your heart - go, do, for Yahweh [is] with you." ⁴ And it comes to pass in that night, that the word of Yahweh is unto Nathan, saying, ⁵ "Go, and you have said unto My servant, unto David, Thus said Yahweh, Do you build for Me a house for My dwelling in? ⁶ for I have not dwelt in a house even from the day of My bringing up the sons of Israel out of Egypt, even unto this day, and am walking up and down in a tent and in a tabernacle. ⁷ During all [the time] that I have walked up and down among all the sons of Israel, a word have I spoken with one of the tribes of Israel which I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built to Me a house of cedars?' ⁸ and now, thus do you say to My servant, to David: 'Thus said Yahweh of Hosts, I have taken you from the comely place, from after the flock, to be leader over My people, over Israel; ⁹ and I am with you whithersoever you have gone, and I cut off all your enemies from your presence, and have made for you a great name, as the name of the great ones who [are] in the earth, ¹⁰ and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted it, and it has tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness do not add to afflict it any more, as in the beginning, ¹¹ even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I have given rest to you from all your enemies, and Yahweh has declared to you that Yahweh does make for you a house. ¹² When your days are full, and you have lain with your fathers, then I have raised up your seed after you which goes out from your bowels, and have established his kingdom; ¹³ He does build a house for My Name, and I have established the throne of his kingdom unto the eon. ¹⁴ I am to him for a father, and he is to Me for a son; whom in his dealings perversely I have even reproved with a rod of men, and with strokes of the sons of Adam, ¹⁵ and My kindness does not turn aside from him, as I turned it aside from Saul, whom I turned aside from before you, ¹⁶ and stedfast [is] your house and your kingdom unto the eon before you, your throne is established unto the eon.'" ¹⁷ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan unto David. ¹⁸ And king David comes in and sits before Yahweh, and said, "Who [am] I, Lord Yahweh? and what my house, that You have brought me hitherto? ¹⁹ And yet this [is] little in Your eyes, Lord Yahweh, and You do speak also concerning the house of Your servant afar off; and this [is] the law of the Man, Lord Yahweh. ²⁰ And what does David add more to speak unto You? and You, You have known Your servant, Lord Yahweh. ²¹ Because of Your word, and according to Your heart, You have done all this greatness, to cause Your servant to know [it]. ²² Therefore You have been great, Yahweh Elohim, for there is none like You, and there is no Elohim save You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. ²³ And who [is] as Your people, as Israel - one nation in the earth, whom Elohim has gone to redeem to Him for a people, and to make for Him a name - and to do for you the greatness - even fearful things for Your land, at the presence of Your people, whom You have redeemed to You out of Egypt - [among the] nations and their elohims? ²⁴ Yea, You do establish to You Your people Israel, to You for a people unto the eon, and You, Yahweh, have been to them for Elohim. ²⁵ And now, Yahweh Elohim, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the eon, and do as You have spoken; ²⁶ And Your Name is great unto the eon, saying, Yahweh of Hosts [is] Elohim over Israel, and the house of Your servant David is established before You, ²⁷ For You, Yahweh of Hosts, Elohim of Israel, You have uncovered the ear of Your servant, saying, A house I build for you, therefore has Your servant found his heart to pray unto You this prayer; ²⁸ And now, Lord Yahweh, You [are] Elohim Himself, and Your words are truth, and You speak unto Your servant this goodness, ²⁹ And now, begin and bless the house of Your servant, to be unto the eon before You, for You, Lord Yahweh, have spoken, and by Your blessing is the house of Your servant blessed - to the eon."