2Sa 7 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass when [ 3 sat 1 the 2 king] in his house, and the lord rested him round about from all of his enemies;

2 Samuel 7

CHAPTER 7 Nathan Speaks to David Regarding God's House

1 And it came to pass when [³sat ¹the ²king] in his house, and the lord rested him round about from all of his enemies; 2 that [³said ¹the ²king] to Nathan the prophet, Behold, indeed, I dwell in a house of cedar, and the ark of God sits in the midst of the tent. 3 And Nathan said to the king, All as much as should be in your heart, proceed and do! for the lord is with you. 4 And it came to pass in that night, and [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to Nathan, saying, 5 Go, and speak to my servant David! Thus says the lord, You shall not build for me a house for me to dwell in. 6 For I have not dwelt in a house from which day I led the sons of Israel out of Egypt, until this day, for I was walking about in a lodging, in a tent. 7 In all the places which [³went ⁴by ¹all ²Israel], have I in speaking spoke to one tribe of Israel in which I gave charge to tend my people Israel, saying, Why do you not build for me a house of cedar? 8 And now, thus you shall say to my servant David, Thus says the lord almighty. I took you from out of the haven of the sheep, for you to be for leader over my people Israel. 9 And I was with you in all wheresoever you went, and I utterly destroyed all your enemies from your face, and I made to you [²name ¹a great], according to the name of the great ones of the ones upon the earth. 10 And I will establish a place for my people Israel, and I will plant it, and they shall encamp by themselves, and shall not be anxious any longer. And [³shall not ⁴proceed ¹the son ²of iniquity] to humble them as from the beginning, 11 even from the days which I ordered judges over my people Israel. And I will rest you from all your enemies. And [²will report ³to you ¹the lord] that [²a house ¹he shall build] to you. 12 And it will be whenever [³should have been fulfilled ²days ¹your], and you shall sleep with your fathers, that I shall raise up your seed after you, who will be from out of your belly, and I shall prepare his kingdom. 13 He shall build to me a house to my name, and I will erect his throne unto into the eon. 14 I will be to him for father, and he will be to me for son. And if [³should come ²injustice ¹his], then I shall reprove him by a rod of men, and by blows of the sons of men. 15 But my mercy I will not remove from him, as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from your face. 16 And [²shall be trustworthy ¹your house], and your kingdom unto the eon before me. And your throne will be erected into the eon. 17 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.

David's Prayer

18 And [³entered ¹king ²David] and sat before the lord, and said, Who am I, O my Lord, O lord? and what is my house, that you love me for these things? 19 And it was reduced small before you, O my Lord, O lord, and you spoke about the house of your servant for a far time. And is this the law of man, O my Lord, O lord? 20 And what shall David add yet to speak to you? And now you know your servant, O my Lord, O lord. 21 Because of your word, and because of your servant, you have acted, and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, to make known to your servant; 22 so as to magnify you, O my Lord, O lord. For there is none as you, and there is no God besides you among all in whom we heard with our ears. 23 And what [³is as ⁴your people ⁵Israel ²nation ¹other] in the earth? As [²guided ³it ¹God] to ransom to himself a people, to establish your name for the executing greatness and grandeur, for you to cast out from in front of your people, whom you ransomed to yourself from out of Egypt, even nations and tents? 24 And you prepared for yourself your people Israel for a people unto the eon. And you, O lord, became to them for God. 25 And now, O my Lord, O lord, the word which you spoke for your servant, and for his house, confirm it as trustworthy unto the eon! And as you spoke, do! 26 And now may [²be magnified ¹your name] until the eon, saying, 27 The lord almighty, God over Israel. You uncovered the ear of your servant, saying, [³a house ¹I shall build ²for you]. On account of this [³found ²servant ¹your] his own heart to pray to you this prayer. 28 And now, O my Lord, O lord, you are God, and your words will be true, and you spoke [²concerning ³your servant ¹these good things]. 29 And now begin and bless the house of your servant to be into the eon before you! For you, O my Lord, O lord, spoke, and from your blessing [⁴shall be blessed ¹the ²house ³of your servant] into the eon.