1	And it came to pass, when the king sat# in his house, and the LORD had given him rest# round about from all his enemies# ;
			2	That the king said# unto Nathan the prophet, See# now, I dwell# in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth# within curtains.
			3	And Nathan said# to the king, Go# , do# all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee.
			4	And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying# ,
			5	Go# and tell# my servant David, Thus saith# the LORD, Shalt thou build# me an house for me to dwell in# ? [my servant...: Heb. to my servant, to David]
			6	Whereas I have not dwelt# in any house since the time that I brought up# the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked# in a tent and in a tabernacle.
			7	In all the places wherein I have walked# with all the children of Israel spake# I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded# to feed# my people Israel, saying# , Why build# ye not me an house of cedar? [any of...: any of the judges]
			8	Now therefore so shalt thou say# unto my servant David, Thus saith# the LORD of hosts, I took# thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: [from following: Heb. from after]
			9	And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest# , and have cut off# all thine enemies# out of thy sight, and have made# thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. [out of...: Heb. from thy face]
			10	Moreover I will appoint# a place for my people Israel, and will plant# them, that they may dwell# in a place of their own, and move# no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict# them any more# , as beforetime,
			11	And as since the time that I commanded# judges# to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest# from all thine enemies# . Also the LORD telleth# thee that he will make# thee an house.
			12	And when thy days be fulfilled# , and thou shalt sleep# with thy fathers, I will set up# thy seed after thee, which shall proceed# out of thy bowels, and I will establish# his kingdom.
			13	He shall build# an house for my name, and I will stablish# the throne of his kingdom for ever.
			14	I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity# , I will chasten# him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
			15	But my mercy shall not depart away# from him, as I took# 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.
			17	According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak# unto David.
			18	Then went# king David in, and sat# before the LORD, and he said# , Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought# me hitherto?
			19	And this was yet a small thing# in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken# also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? [manner: Heb. law]
			20	And what can# David say# more# unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest# thy servant.
			21	For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done# all these great things, to make thy servant know# them .
			22	Wherefore thou art great# , O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard# with our ears.
			23	And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went# to redeem# for a people to himself, and to make# him a name, and to do# for you great things and terrible# , for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst# to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
			24	For thou hast confirmed# to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become# their God.
			25	And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken# concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish# it for ever, and do# as thou hast said# .
			26	And let thy 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 thee.
			27	For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed# # to thy servant, saying# , I will build# thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found# in his heart to pray# this prayer unto thee. [revealed: Heb. opened the ear]
			28	And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised# this goodness unto thy servant:
			29	Therefore now let it please# thee to bless# the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken# it : and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed# for ever. [let it...: Heb. be thou pleased and bless]