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1 After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD {YHWH} had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan (giver) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God {Elohim} remains in a tent.” 3 And Nathan (giver) replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD {YHWH} is with you.” 4 But that night the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to Nathan (giver), saying, 5 “Go and tell My servant David (beloved) that this is what the LORD {YHWH} says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in? 6 For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up (he wrestles with God) out of Egypt (land of bondage) until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling. 7 In all My journeys with all the Israelites (God prevails), have I ever asked any of the leaders (tribes) I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you⁺ built Me a house of cedar?’ 8 Now then, you are to tell My servant David (beloved) that this is what the LORD {YHWH} of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel (he wrestles with God). 9 I 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 that of the greatest in the land. 10 And I will provide a place for My people Israel (he wrestles with God) 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 11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel (he wrestles with God). I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD {YHWH} declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you. 12 And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 2 Samuel 7:1-13, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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