II. SamvEL VII. 20.

4 And it came_to_pass xthat xnight, that the_word_of 'the Lorp came unto Nathan, saying,
5 “sGo and «tell My servant David, Thus saith ‘the Lorp, Shalt thon build Me a house for Me to dwell in?
6 Whereas I -have not dwelt in any house since the_time_that Ibrought_up -the_s‘children_of Israél out_of Egypt, even to «this xday, but have_? walked in a tent und in a tabernacle.
7Tn all the places wherein I shayve_ bwalked with all the_s children_of Israél spake I a word with any_of the_tribes_ of Israél, whom I commanded to feed My people -Israél, saying, ‘Why «build ye not Me a house-_of =cedar ?’ ‘
8 Now therefore so shalt_thou_say unto My servant David, Thus ssaith ‘the Lorp of_hosts, £ took thee from the shsheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel :
-9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and haye_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.
10 Moreover I -will_appoint a place forgMy people Israél, and -will_plant them, that they -may_dwell in_a_place_ of_their.own, and ‘move no more; neither shall the_schildren_of wicked- ness afflict them any more, as before- time,
ll And as since the ¢ time that Icom- manded judges to be over My people Israél, and have -caused thee to_rest from all thine enemies. Also! the Lorp -telleth thee that He will_make thee a house.
12 And when thy days tbe_fulfilled, and thou sshalt_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 a house for My name, and I -will_stablish-the_throne_ of his kingdom for ever.
14 E will_be his ¢ father, and he shall_ be toMy son. Ifhe commit-iniquity, I
*will_ chasten him with the _rod _of| ;,
emen, and with the_stripes_of the_ schildren_of «men:
15 But My ’mercy shall not depart_ away from him, «as I took 7t from Saul, whom I put_away before thee.
16 And thine house and thy kingdom sshall_be_established for ever before thee: thy throne shall_be established for ever.”
17 According_to all xthese xwords, and according_to all xthis xvision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
18 Then went king David in, and sat before Jthe Lorn, and he said, “Who am, O_4=Lord! Gop ? and what is my house, that Thou -hast_brought me hitherto ?
19 And this was yet a small_thing in Thy sight, O-4=Lord 4 Gop; but Thou hast_spoken also of Thy servant’s house for a_great-while_to_come. And is this the _!manner_of «xman, O_4=Lord + Gop ?
20 And what can David say more un-
B.C. 1042.
JEHOVAH'S ANSWER.
4-11. 1 CHR. 17. 3-10.
5.1 Kin. 5.3; 8.19. 1Chr. 28. 3.
8. sons.
6. been walking habitually.
8-11. Ps, 89. 20-28.
sh. or sheep- fold.
h. or I will. assuredly. make.
d. day. J. Jehoyah.
SOLOMON TO BUILD THE HOUSE. 12-17.1 CHR.
17, 11-15.
1 Kin. 8. 20. Ps. 132. 11. 13.1 Kin.5.5;
6. 11-13.
14. Ps.Ixxxix. Heb. 1. 5. t. or to him or a. to. to Me for a
@. anah- shim.
8.a. sons.of ahdahm.
1. loving- kindness.
a. accord- ing as.
DAVID's REPLY.
hy Jeho- vah, Sove- reign-Lord Jehovah.
7. law, Heb. torath.
a. Heb. ahd- ahm, man.
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