1 After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,2 he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent."3 Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the LORD is with you."4 But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying:5 "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in?6 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day. I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling.7 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"'8 "Now then, tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.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 your name great, like the names of the greatest men on earth.10 And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed. Wicked people will not oppress them anymore, as they did at the beginning11 and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders "over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies. "'The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you:12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom.13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.14 I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.15 But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me "; your throne will be established forever.'"17 Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.18 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said: "Who am I, Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign LORD, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant —and this decree, Sovereign LORD, is for a mere human! [^3]20 "What more can David say to you? For you know your servant, Sovereign LORD.21 For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant.22 "How great you are, Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.23 And who is like your people Israel —the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed from Egypt? [^4]24 You have established your people Israel as your very own forever, and you, LORD, have become their God.25 "And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,26 so that your name will be great forever. Then people will say, 'The LORD Almighty is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will be established in your sight.27 "LORD Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, 'I will build a house for you.' So your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.28 Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.29 Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign LORD, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever."

1 Factum est autem cum sedisset rex in domo sua, et Dominus dedisset ei requiem undique ab universis inimicis suis, 2 dixit ad Nathan prophetam : Videsne quod ego habitem in domo cedrina, et arca Dei posita sit in medio pellium ? 3 Dixitque Nathan ad regem : Omne quod est in corde tuo, vade, fac : quia Dominus tecum est. 4 Factum est autem in illa nocte : et ecce sermo Domini ad Nathan, dicens : 5 Vade, et loquere ad servum meum David : Hc dicit Dominus : Numquid tu dificabis mihi domum ad habitandum ? 6 Neque enim habitavi in domo ex die illa, qua eduxi filios Isral de terra gypti, usque in diem hanc : sed ambulabam in tabernaculo, et in tentorio. 7 Per cuncta loca qu transivi cum omnibus filiis Isral, numquid loquens locutus sum ad unam de tribubus Isral, cui prcepi ut pasceret populum meum Isral, dicens : Quare non dificastis mihi domum cedrinam ?8 Et nunc hc dices servo meo David : Hc dicit Dominus exercituum : Ego tuli te de pascuis sequentem greges, ut esses dux super populum meum Isral : 9 et fui tecum in omnibus ubicumque ambulasti, et interfeci universos inimicos tuos a facie tua : fecique tibi nomen grande, juxta nomen magnorum qui sunt in terra. 10 Et ponam locum populo meo Isral, et plantabo eum, et habitabit sub eo, et non turbabitur amplius : nec addent filii iniquitatis ut affligant eum sicut prius, 11 ex die qua constitui judices super populum meum Isral : et requiem dabo tibi ab omnibus inimicis tuis : prdicitque tibi Dominus quod domum faciat tibi Dominus. 12 Cumque completi fuerint dies tui, et dormieris cum patribus tuis, suscitabo semen tuum post te, quod egredietur de utero tuo, et firmabo regnum ejus. 13 Ipse dificabit domum nomini meo, et stabiliam thronum regni ejus usque in sempiternum. 14 Ego ero ei in patrem, et ipse erit mihi in filium : qui si inique aliquid gesserit, arguam eum in virga virorum, et in plagis filiorum hominum. 15 Misericordiam autem meam non auferam ab eo, sicut abstuli a Saul, quem amovi a facie mea. 16 Et fidelis erit domus tua, et regnum tuum usque in ternum ante faciem tuam, et thronus tuus erit firmus jugiter. 17 Secundum omnia verba hc, et juxta universam visionem istam, sic locutus est Nathan ad David.18 Ingressus est autem rex David, et sedit coram Domino, et dixit : Quis ego sum, Domine Deus, et qu domus mea, quia adduxisti me hucusque ? 19 Sed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo, Domine Deus, nisi loquereris etiam de domo servi tui in longinquum : ista est enim lex Adam, Domine Deus. 20 Quid ergo addere poterit adhuc David, ut loquatur ad te ? tu enim scis servum tuum, Domine Deus. 21 Propter verbum tuum, et secundum cor tuum, fecisti omnia magnalia hc, ita ut notum faceres servo tuo. 22 Idcirco magnificatus es, Domine Deus, quia non est similis tui, neque est deus extra te, in omnibus qu audivimus auribus nostris. 23 Qu est autem ut populus tuus Isral gens in terra, propter quam ivit Deus ut redimeret eam sibi in populum, et poneret sibi nomen, faceretque eis magnalia et horribilia super terram a facie populi tui quem redemisti tibi ex gypto, gentem, et deum ejus. 24 Firmasti enim tibi populum tuum Isral in populum sempiternum : et tu, Domine Deus, factus es eis in Deum. 25 Nunc ergo Domine Deus, verbum quod locutus es super servum tuum, et super domum ejus, suscita in sempiternum : et fac sicut locutus es, 26 ut magnificetur nomen tuum usque in sempiternum, atque dicatur : Dominus exercituum, Deus super Isral. Et domus servi tui David erit stabilita coram Domino, 27 quia tu, Domine exercituum Deus Isral, revelasti aurem servi tui, dicens : Domum dificabo tibi : propterea invenit servus tuus cor suum ut oraret te oratione hac. 28 Nunc ergo Domine Deus, tu es Deus, et verba tua erunt vera : locutus es enim ad servum tuum bona hc. 29 Incipe ergo, et benedic domui servi tui, ut sit in sempiternum coram te : quia tu, Domine Deus, locutus es, et benedictione tua benedicetur domus servi tui in sempiternum.