Now it came to pass, as David
sat
in his house,
that David
said
to Nathan
the prophet,
Lo, I dwell
in an house
of cedars,
but the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
remaineth under curtains.
say
of cedar
κεδρίνῳ
kedrinō
hide
δέρρεων
derreōn
Then Nathan
said
unto David,
Do
all that is in thine heart;
for God
is with thee.
And it came to pass the same night,
that the word
of God
came to Nathan,
saying,
Go
and tell
David
my servant,
Thus saith
the LORD,
Thou shalt not build
me an house
to dwell in:
For I have not dwelt in
an house
since the day
that I brought up
Israel
unto this day;
but have gone from tent
to tent,
and from one tabernacle
to another.
Wheresoever I have walked
with all Israel,
spake
I a word
to any
of the judges
of Israel,
whom I commanded
to feed
my people,
saying,
Why have ye not built
me an house
of cedars?
of cedar
κέδρινον
kedrinon
Now therefore thus shalt thou say
unto my servant
David,
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
I took
thee from the sheepcote,
even from following
the sheep,
that thou shouldest be ruler
over my people
Israel:
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μάνδρας
mandras
backwards
ἐξόπισθεν
exopisthen
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked,
and have cut off
all thine enemies
from before
thee, and have made
thee a name
like the name
of the great men
that are in the earth.
Also I will ordain
a place
for my people
Israel,
and will plant
them, and they shall dwell
in their place, and shall be moved
no more; neither shall the children
of wickedness
waste
them any more,
as at the beginning,
plant
καταφυτεύσω
kataphyteusō
And since the time
that I commanded
judges
to be over my people
Israel.
Moreover I will subdue
all thine enemies.
Furthermore I tell
thee that the LORD
will build
thee an house.
And it shall come to pass, when thy days
be expired
that thou must go
to be with thy fathers,
that I will raise up
thy seed
after
thee, which shall be of thy sons;
and I will establish
his kingdom.
He shall build
me an house,
and I will stablish
his throne
for
ever.
I will be his father,
and he shall be my son:
and I will not take
my mercy
away
from him, as I took
it from him that was before
thee:
But I will settle
him in mine house
and in my kingdom
for ever:
and his throne
shall be established
for
evermore.
According to all these words,
and according to all this vision,
so did Nathan
speak
unto David.
And David
the king
came
and sat
before
the LORD,
and said,
Who am I, O LORD
God,
and what is mine house,
that thou hast brought
me hitherto?
say
And yet this was a small thing
in thine eyes,
O God;
for thou hast also spoken
of thy servant's
house
for a great while to come,
and hast regarded
me according to the estate
of a man
of high degree,
O LORD
God.
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ἐσμικρύνθη
esmikrynthē
What can
David
speak more
to thee for the honour
of thy servant?
for thou knowest
thy servant.
O LORD,
for thy servant's
sake, and according to thine own heart,
hast thou done
all this greatness,
in making known
all these great things.
O LORD,
there is none like thee, neither is there any God
beside
thee, according to all that we have heard
with our ears.
And what one
nation
in the earth
is like thy people
Israel,
whom God
went
to redeem
to be his own people,
to make
thee a name
of greatness
and terribleness,
by driving out
nations
from before
thy people,
whom thou hast redeemed
out of Egypt?
For thy people
Israel
didst thou make
thine own people
for
ever;
and thou, LORD,
becamest their God.
Therefore now, LORD,
let the thing
that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant
and concerning his house
be established
for
ever,
and do
as thou hast said.
Let it even be established,
that thy name
may be magnified
for
ever,
saying,
The LORD
of hosts
is the God
of Israel,
even a God
to Israel:
and let the house
of David
thy servant
be established
before
thee.
For thou, O my God,
hast told
thy servant
that thou wilt build
him an house:
therefore thy servant
hath found
in his heart to pray
before
thee.
And now, LORD,
thou art God,
and hast promised
this goodness
unto thy servant:
Now therefore let it please
thee to bless
the house
of thy servant,
that it may be before
thee for ever:
for thou blessest,
O LORD,
and it shall be blessed
for ever.
