1 Chronicles 17 (FBV)

1Once David had settled into his palace, he spoke to the prophet Nathan. “Look,” he said, “I'm living in a cedar palace while the Ark of the Lord's Agreement is kept in a tent!”After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

2“Do what you think you should, for God is with you,” Nathan replied.And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

3But that night God told Nathan,But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

4“Go and talk to my servant David. Tell him, this is what the Lord says: You are not to build a house for me to live in.“Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell.

5I have not lived in a house from the time I led Israel out of Egypt until now. I have lived in tents, moving from place to place.For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.

6But in all those travels with all of Israel did I ever ask any Israelite leader I'd ordered to take care of my people, ‘Why haven't you built a cedar house for me?’In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’

7So then, go and tell my servant David this is what the Lord Almighty says. It was me who took you from the fields, from looking after sheep, to become a leader of my people Israel.Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

8I have been with you wherever you've gone. I have struck down all your enemies right in front of you, and I will make your reputation as great as the most famous people on earth.I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

9I will choose a place for my people Israel. I will settle them there and they won't be disturbed anymore. Evil people won't persecute them as they used to,And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning

10from the time I placed judges in charge of my people. I will defeat all of your enemies. Also I want to make it clear that I the Lord will build a house for you.and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.

11For when you come to the end of your life and join your ancestors in death, I will bring to power one of your descendants, one of your sons, and make sure his kingdom is successful.And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.

12He will be the one to build me a house, and I will make sure his kingdom lasts forever.He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever.

13I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to me. I will never take away my kindness and love from him, as I did in the case of the one who ruled before you.I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.

14I will put him in charge of my house and my kingdom forever, and his dynasty will last forever.”But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

15This is what Nathan explained to David—everything he was told in this divine revelation.So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.

16Then King David went and sat down in the presence of the Lord. He prayed, “Who am I, Lord God, and what is significant about my family, that you have brought me to this place?Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

17God, you talk as if this was a small thing in your eyes, and you also have spoken about the future of my house, my family dynasty. You also see me as someone very important, Lord God.And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.

18What more can I, David, say to you for honoring me in this way? You know your servant all too well!What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,

19Lord, you're doing all this for me, your servant, and because it's what you want—doing all these amazing things and letting people know about them.O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and made known all these great promises.

20Lord, there really is no one like you; there is no other God, only you. We have never heard about anyone else.O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.

21Who else is as fortunate as your people Israel? Who else on earth did God go and redeem to make his own people? You gained a wonderful reputation for yourself by all the tremendous, amazing things you did in driving out other nations before your people as you redeemed them from Egypt.And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.

22You made your people Israel your own forever, and you, Lord, have become their God.For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.

23So now, Lord, please ensure that what you have said about me and my house happens, and lasts forever. Please do as you have promised,And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised,

24and may your true nature be recognized and honored forever, with people declaring, ‘The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, is Israel's God!’ May the house of your servant David continue to be there in your presence.so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You.

25You, my God, have explained to me, your servant, that you will build me a house. That's why your servant has had the courage to pray to you.For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You.

26For you, Lord, are God! You are the one who has promised all these good things to your servant.And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

27So now, please bless your servant's house that it may continue in your presence forever. For when you bless, Lord, it is blessed forever.”So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”

1 Chronicles 17

God’s Covenant with David

David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

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