1 King Davidwas now living in his palace. One day he sent for the prophet Nathanand said to him, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but the Lord's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
2 Nathananswered, "Do whatever you have in mind, because God is with you."
3 But that night God said to Nathan, 4 "Go and tell my servant Davidthat I say to him, ‘You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in. 5 From the time I rescued the people of Israel from Egyptuntil now I have never lived in a temple; I have always lived in tents and moved from place to place. 6 In all my traveling with the people of Israel I never asked any of the leaders that I appointed why they had not built me a temple made of cedar.’
7 "So tell my servant Davidthat I, the LordAlmighty, say to him, ‘I took you from looking after sheep in the fields and made you the ruler of my people Israel. 8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as the greatest leaders in the world. 9,10 I have chosen a place for my people Israel and have settled them there, where they will live without being oppressed any more. Ever since they entered this land they have been attacked by violent people, but this will not happen again. I promise to defeat all your enemies and to give you descendants. 11 When you die and are buried with your ancestors, I will make one of your sons king and will keep his kingdom strong. 12 He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever. 13 2 Co 6.18;He 1.5I will be his father, and he will be my son. I will not withdraw my support from him as I did from Saul, whom I removed so that you could be king. 14 I will put him in charge of my people and my kingdom forever. His dynasty will never end.’"
15 Nathantold Davideverything that God had revealed to him.
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Nathan, a prophet in the days of David, conveyed to the king the promise of an eternal dynasty and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba through the parable of the lamb (2 Samuel 12:7).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).