1 Chronicles 17

God’s Covenant with David

11And it cameH1961 aboutH1961, whenH3512 DavidH1732 livedH3427 in his houseH1004, that DavidH1732 saidH559 to NathanH5416 the prophetH5030, “LookH2009, I am livingH3427 in a houseH1004 of cedarH730, but the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 is underH8478 tentH3407 curtainsH3407.” 2Then NathanH5416 saidH559 to DavidH1732, “DoH6213 whateverH3605H834 is in your heartH3824, for GodH430 is with you.”

3But it happenedH1961 that sameH1931 nightH3915, that the wordH1697 of GodH430 cameH1961 to NathanH5416, sayingH559, 4“GoH1980 and tellH559 DavidH1732 My servantH5650, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “2You shall not buildH1129 a houseH1004 for Me to dwellH3427 in; 5for I have not dweltH3427 in a houseH1004 sinceH4480 the dayH3117 that I broughtH5927 upH5927 IsraelH3478 to thisH2088 dayH3117, 3but I have 4goneH1961 from tentH168 to tentH168 and from one dwellingH4908 placeH4908 to another. 6In allH3605 places whereH834 I have walkedH1980 with allH3605 IsraelH3478, have I spokenH1696 a wordH1697 5with anyH259 of the judgesH8199 of IsraelH3478, whomH834 I commandedH6680 to shepherdH7462 My peopleH5971, sayingH559, ‘WhyH4100 have you not builtH1129 Me a houseH1004 of cedarH730?’”’ 7NowH6258, therefore, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559 to My servantH5650 DavidH1732: ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: “I tookH3947 you from the pastureH5116, from followingH310 the sheepH6629, to be leaderH5057 overH5921 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. 8I have beenH1961 with you whereverH3605H834 you have goneH1980, and have eliminatedH3772 allH3605 your enemiesH340 from you; and I will makeH6213 for you a nameH8034 like the nameH8034 of the greatH1419 onesH1419 whoH834 are on the earthH776. 9And I will appointH7760 a placeH4725 for My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and will plantH5193 them there, so that they may liveH7931 inH7931 their own placeH8478 and not trembleH7264 with anxiety againH5750; and the 6wickedH5767H1121 will not makeH1086 them wasteH1086 awayH1086 anymoreH3254 as they did previouslyH7223, 10even from the dayH3117 that I commandedH6680 judgesH8199 to be overH5921 My peopleH5971 IsraelH3478. And I will subdueH3665 allH3605 your enemiesH340.

Moreover, I tellH5046 you that the LordH3068 will buildH1129 a houseH1004 for you. 11WhenH3588 your daysH3117 are fulfilledH4390 that you must 7goH1980 to be with your fathersH1, then I will setH6965 upH6965 one of your 8descendantsH2233 afterH310 you, whoH834 will be from your sonsH1121; and I will establishH3559 his kingdomH4438. 12He shall buildH1129 for Me a houseH1004, and I will establishH3559 his throneH3678 foreverH5704H5769. 139I will be his fatherH1 and he shall be My sonH1121; and I will not takeH5493 My favorH2617 awayH5493 from him, 10as I tookH5493 it from him whoH834 was beforeH6440 you. 14But I will settleH3427 him in My houseH1004 and in My kingdomH4438 foreverH5704H5769, and his throneH3678 will be establishedH3559 foreverH5704H5769.”’” 15According to allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 and according to allH3605 of thisH2088 visionH2377, soH3651 NathanH5416 spokeH1696 to DavidH1732.

David’s Prayer in Response

16Then KingH4428 DavidH1732 cameH935 inH935 and satH3427 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, and saidH559, “11WhoH4310 am I, LordH3068 GodH430, and whatH4310 is my houseH1004 that You have broughtH935 me thisH1988 farH1988? 17ThisH2088 wasH6994 aH6994 smallH6994 thingH6994 in Your eyesH5869, GodH430; but You have spokenH1696 of Your servant’sH5650 houseH1004 for a greatH7350 whileH7350 toH7350 comeH7350, and have viewedH7200 me according to the standardH8447 of a personH120 of highH4609 degreeH4609, LordH3068 GodH430. 18WhatH4100 moreH3254 can DavidH1732 stillH5750 say to You concerning the honorH3519 bestowed on Your servantH5650? For You knowH3045 Your servantH5650. 19LordH3068, 12for Your servant’sH5650 sakeH5668, and according to Your own heartH3820, You have accomplishedH6213 allH3605 thisH2088 greatnessH1420, to makeH3045 knownH3045 allH3605 these greatH1420 thingsH1420. 20LordH3068, thereH369 isH369 noneH369 likeH3644 You, norH369 isH369 thereH369 any GodH430 besidesH2108 You, according to everythingH3605 that we have heardH8085 with our earsH241. 21And whatH4310 oneH259 nationH1471 on the earthH776 is like Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, whomH834 GodH430 wentH1980 to redeemH6299 for Himself as a peopleH5971, to makeH7760 for You a nameH8034 by greatH1420 and awesomeH3372 thingsH3372, by drivingH1644 outH1644 nationsH1471 from beforeH6440 Your peopleH5971, whomH834 You redeemedH6299 from EgyptH4714? 2213For You have madeH5414 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478 Your own peopleH5971 foreverH5704H5769, and You, LordH3068, becameH1961 their GodH430.

23“NowH6258, LordH3068, let the wordH1697 that You have spokenH1696 concerningH5921 Your servantH5650 and concerningH5921 his houseH1004 be establishedH539 foreverH5704H5769, and doH6213 justH3512 asH3512 You have spokenH1696. 24Let Your nameH8034 be establishedH539 and beH1431 greatH1431 foreverH5704H5769, sayingH559, ‘The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, a GodH430 to IsraelH3478; and the houseH1004 of Your servantH5650 DavidH1732 is establishedH3559 beforeH6440 You.’ 25For You, my GodH430, have revealedH1540H241 to Your servantH5650 that You will buildH1129 him a houseH1004; thereforeH5921H3651 Your servantH5650 has foundH4672 courage to prayH6419 beforeH6440 You. 26NowH6258, LordH3068, You are GodH430, and have 14promisedH1696 thisH2088 goodH2899 thingH2899 to Your servantH5650. 27And nowH6258 You have decidedH2974 to blessH1288 the houseH1004 of Your servantH5650, that it may 15continueH1961 foreverH5769 beforeH6440 You; for You, LordH3068, have blessedH1288, and it is blessedH1288 foreverH5769.”