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God's
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1 Chronicles 17:1
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And it came about, when David dwelt in his house,
that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedar,
but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under curtains." |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:2 |
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Then Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in
your heart, for God is with you." |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:3 |
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It came about the same night that the word
of God came to Nathan, saying, |
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"Go and tell David My servant, 'Thus says the
LORD, "You shall not build a house for Me to dwell in; |
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for I have not dwelt in a house since the day
that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have gone from tent to tent and from
one dwelling place to another. |
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In all places where I have walked with all Israel,
have I spoken a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd
My people, saying, 'Why have you not built for Me a house of cedar?'"' |
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Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant
David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you from the pasture, from following
the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel. |
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I have been with you wherever you have gone,
and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a name
like the name of the great ones who are in the earth. |
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I will appoint a place for My people Israel,
and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and not be moved
again; and the wicked will not waste them anymore as formerly, |
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even from the day that I commanded judges to
be over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I tell
you that the LORD will build a house for you. |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:11 |
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When your days are fulfilled that you must go
to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you,
who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:12 |
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He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish
his throne forever. |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:13 |
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I will be his father and he shall be My son;
and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who
was before you. |
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But I will settle him in My house and in My
kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'" |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:15 |
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According to all these words and according to
all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David. |
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David's
Prayer in Response |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:16 |
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Then David the king went in and sat before the
LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought
me this far? |
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This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God;
but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have
regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:18 |
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What more can David still say to You concerning
the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant. |
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O LORD, for Your servant's sake, and according
to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these
great things. |
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O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there
any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. |
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And what one nation in the earth is like Your
people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make You a
name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before Your people,
whom You redeemed out of Egypt? |
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For Your people Israel You made Your own people
forever, and You, O LORD, became their God. |
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| 1 Chronicles 17:23 |
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"Now, O LORD, let the word that You have spoken
concerning Your servant and concerning his house be established forever, and do
as You have spoken. |
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Let Your name be established and magnified forever,
saying, 'The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel; and the
house of David Your servant is established before You.' |
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For You, O my God, have revealed to Your servant
that You will build for him a house; therefore Your servant has found courage
to pray before You. |
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Now, O LORD, You are God, and have promised
this good thing to Your servant. |
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And now it has pleased You to bless the house
of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O LORD, have
blessed, and it is blessed forever." |
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