| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” | 1After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent." |
| 2And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” | 2Nathan replied to David, "Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you." |
| 3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, | 3But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: |
| 4“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell. | 4"Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. |
| 5For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling. | 5I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another. |
| 6In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’ | 6Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders whom I commanded to shepherd my people, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"' |
| 7Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel. | 7"Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel. |
| 8I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land. | 8I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make your name like the names of the greatest men on earth. |
| 9And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning | 9And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning |
| 10and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you. | 10and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also subdue all your enemies. "'I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you: |
| 11And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. | 11When your days are over and you go to be with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. |
| 12He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. | 12He is the one who will build a house for me, and I will establish his throne forever. |
| 13I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. | 13I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will never take my love away from him, as I took it away from your predecessor. |
| 14But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.” | 14I will set him over my house and my kingdom forever; his throne will be established forever.'" |
| 15So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire vision. | 15Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation. |
| 16Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? | 16Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? |
| 17And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God. | 17And as if this were not enough in your sight, my God, you have spoken about the future of the house of your servant. You, LORD God, have looked on me as though I were the most exalted of men. |
| 18What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant, | 18"What more can David say to you for honoring your servant? For you know your servant, |
| 19O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed all Your greatness. | 19LORD. For the sake of your servant and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made known all these great promises. |
| 20O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears. | 20"There is no one like you, LORD, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. |
| 21And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt. | 21And who is like your people Israel--the one nation on earth whose God went out to redeem a people for himself, and to make a name for yourself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? |
| 22For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. | 22You made your people Israel your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God. |
| 23And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised, | 23"And now, LORD, let the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house be established forever. Do as you promised, |
| 24so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You. | 24so that it will be established and that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, 'The LORD Almighty, the God over Israel, is Israel's God!' And the house of your servant David will be established before you. |
| 25For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You. | 25"You, my God, have revealed to your servant that you will build a house for him. So your servant has found courage to pray to you. |
| 26And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant. | 26You, LORD, are God! You have promised these good things to your servant. |
| 27So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.” | 27Now you have been pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever." |
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