And it came to pass, when the king
sat
in his house,
and the LORD
had given him rest
round about
from all his enemies;
possess
κατεκληρονόμησεν
kateklēronomēsen
That the king
said
unto Nathan
the prophet,
See
now, I dwell
in an house
of cedar,
but the ark
of God
dwelleth
within
curtains.
say
of cedar
κεδρίνῳ
kedrinō
And Nathan
said
to the king,
Go,
do
all that is in thine heart;
for the LORD
is with thee.
And it came to pass that night,
that the word
of the LORD
came unto Nathan,
saying,
Go
and tell
my servant
David,
Thus saith
the LORD,
Shalt thou build
me an house
for me to dwell in?
Whereas I have not dwelt
in any house
since the time
that I brought up
the children
of Israel
out of Egypt,
even to this day,
but have walked
in a tent
and in a tabernacle.
In all the places wherein I have walked
with all the children
of Israel
spake
I a word
with any
of the tribes
of Israel,
whom I commanded
to feed
my people
Israel,
saying,
Why build
ye not me an house
of cedar?
of cedar
κέδρινον
kedrinon
Now therefore so shalt thou say
unto my servant
David,
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
I took
thee from the sheepcote,
from following
the sheep,
to be ruler
over my people,
over Israel:
inclosed space
μάνδρας
mandras
And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest,
and have cut off
all thine enemies
out of thy sight,
and have made
thee a great
name,
like unto the name
of the great
men that are in the earth.
notable
ὀνομαστὸν
onomaston
Moreover I will appoint
a place
for my people
Israel,
and will plant
them, that they may dwell
in a place of their own, and move
no more; neither shall the children
of wickedness
afflict
them any more,
as beforetime,
plant
καταφυτεύσω
kataphyteusō
And as since the time
that I commanded
judges
to be over my people
Israel,
and have caused thee to rest
from all thine enemies.
Also the LORD
telleth
thee that he will make
thee an house.
And when thy days
be fulfilled,
and thou shalt sleep
with thy fathers,
I will set up
thy seed
after
thee, which shall proceed
out of thy bowels,
and I will establish
his kingdom.
He shall build
an house
for my name,
and I will stablish
the throne
of his kingdom
for
ever.
I will be his father,
and he shall be my son.
If he commit iniquity,
I will chasten
him with the rod
of men,
and with the stripes
of the children
of men:
But my mercy
shall not depart away
from him, as I took
it from Saul,
whom I put away
before
thee.
And thine house
and thy kingdom
shall be established
for
ever
before
thee: thy throne
shall be established
for
ever.
According to all these words,
and according to all this vision,
so did Nathan
speak
unto David.
Then went
king
David
in, and sat
before
the LORD,
and he said,
Who am I, O Lord
GOD?
and what is my house,
that thou hast brought
me hitherto?
say
And this was yet a small thing
in thy sight,
O Lord
GOD;
but thou hast spoken
also of thy servant's
house
for a great while to come.
And is this the manner
of man,
O Lord
GOD?
little
κατεσμικρύνθη
katesmikrynthē
And what can
David
say
more
unto thee? for thou, Lord
GOD,
knowest
thy servant.
For thy word's
sake, and according to thine own heart,
hast thou done
all these great things,
to make thy servant
know
them.
Wherefore thou art great,
O LORD
God:
for 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,
even like Israel,
whom God
went
to redeem
for a people
to himself, and to make
him a name,
and to do
for you great things
and terrible,
for thy land,
before
thy people,
which thou redeemedst
to thee from Egypt,
from the nations
and their gods?
For thou hast confirmed
to thyself thy people
Israel
to be a people
unto thee for
ever:
and thou, LORD,
art become
their God.
And now, O LORD
God,
the word
that thou hast spoken
concerning thy servant,
and concerning his house,
establish
it for
ever,
and do
as thou hast said.
And let thy name
be magnified
for
ever,
saying,
The LORD
of hosts
is the God
over Israel:
and let the house
of thy servant
David
be established
before
thee.
For thou, O LORD
of hosts,
God
of Israel,
hast revealed
to thy servant,
saying,
I will build
thee an house:
therefore hath thy servant
found
in his heart
to pray
this prayer
unto thee.
And now, O Lord
GOD,
thou art that God,
and thy words
be true,
and thou hast promised
this goodness
unto thy servant:
Therefore now let it please
thee to bless
the house
of thy servant,
that it may continue for ever
before
thee: for thou, O Lord
GOD,
hast spoken
it: and with thy blessing
let the house
of thy servant
be blessed
for ever.
