(KJV) 2 Samuel 7¹

⥃God’s Covenant with David ^{[ 1 Chronicles 17:1–15 ]}

[1] And it came to pass, when the king² sat in his house, and the Lord³ had given him rest round about from all his enemies; [2] That the king said unto Nathan⁴ the prophet, See now, I dwell⁵ in an house of cedar, but the ark⁶ of God dwelleth within curtains⁷. [3] And Nathan said to the king, Go, do⁸ all that⁹ [is] in thine heart; for the¹⁰ Lord [is] with thee.

[4] And it came to pass that night¹¹, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, [5] Go and tell my servant David¹², Thus saith the Lord, Shalt¹³ thou build me an house for me to dwell in? [6] Whereas I have not¹⁴ dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked¹⁵ in a tent¹⁶ and in a tabernacle. [7] In all [the places] wherein I have walked¹⁷ with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes¹⁸ of Israel, whom I commanded to feed¹⁹ my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? [8] Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee²⁰ from the sheepcote, from following²¹ the sheep, to be ruler²² over my people, over Israel: [9] And I was²³ with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off²⁴ all thine enemies out of thy sight²⁵, and have made thee a great²⁶ name, like unto²⁷ the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth. [10] Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them²⁸, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither²⁹ shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime³⁰, [11] And as since³¹ the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused³² thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make³³ thee an house.

[12] [¶]And when³⁴ thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep³⁵ with thy fathers, I will set³⁶ up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. [13] He shall³⁷ build an house for my name, and I will stablish³⁸ the throne of his kingdom for ever. [14] I will be³⁹ his father, and he shall be my son. If he⁴⁰ commit iniquity, I will⁴¹ chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: [15] But my⁴² mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took⁴³ [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee. [16] And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.⁴⁴ [17] According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.⁴⁵

⥃David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving ^{[ 1 Chronicles 17:16–27 ]}

[18] Then went king David in, and sat⁴⁶ before the Lord, and he said, Who [am] I⁴⁷, O Lord God? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? [19] And this⁴⁸ was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou⁴⁹ hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And [is] this⁵⁰ the manner⁵¹ of man, O Lord God? [20] And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, knowest⁵² thy servant. [21] For thy word’s⁵³ sake, and according⁵⁴ to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know [them]. [22] Wherefore⁵⁵ thou art great, O Lord God: for [there is] none⁵⁶ like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. [23] And what one⁵⁷ nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went⁵⁸ to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him⁵⁹ a name, and to do for you great things⁶⁰ and terrible, for thy land, before thy people⁶¹, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods⁶²? [24] For thou hast confirmed⁶³ to thyself thy people Israel [to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, Lord, art become⁶⁴ their God. [25] And now, O Lord God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it⁶⁵] for ever, and do as thou hast said. [26] And let thy⁶⁶ 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 thee⁶⁷. [27] For thou, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed⁶⁸ to thy servant, saying, I will⁶⁹ build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found⁷⁰ in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. [28] And now, O Lord God, thou [art] that God, and thy words⁷¹ be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: [29] Therefore now let it please thee to bless⁷² the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever⁷³ before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken [it]: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.