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1 WHEN the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies, 2 The king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains. 3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in your heart; for the LORD is with you. 4 And it came to pass that very night, the word of the LORD came to Nathan, the prophet, saying. 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus says the LORD, You shall not build me a house for me to dwell in; 6 Because I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, to this day, but I have moved in tents. 7 In all the places where I have walked with all the children of Israel, have I spoken to any of those whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar? 2 Samuel 7:1-7, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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