1 GLT And it happened that the king lived in his house. And Yahweh gave rest to him all around from all his enemies. BSB BSB: After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
2 GLT And the king said to Nathan the prophet,“See, now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the Box of God is living in the midst of the curtain.” BSB BSB: 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 GLT And Nathan said to the king,“Everything that{ is} in your heart, go, do, because Yahweh{ is} with you.” BSB BSB: And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”
4 GLT And it happened, during that night, and the word of Yahweh was to Nathan, saying, BSB BSB: But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
5 GLT “Go, and you will say to my servant, to David,‘Thus says Yahweh,“Will you build for me a house for my living? BSB BSB: “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build for Me a house to dwell in?
6 GLT For I have not lived in a house from the day of my bringing up the sons of Israel from Egypt and up to this day. And I was going about in tent and in tabernacle. BSB BSB: For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
7 GLT In every{ place} that I went about with all the sons of Israel, did I say a word with one of the rods of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people, Israel, saying,‘Why have you not built for me a house of cedar?’”’ BSB BSB: In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
8 GLT “But now, thus you will say to my servant, to David,‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts,“I myself took you from the grazing place, from{ following} after the flock, to become leader over my people, over Israel. BSB BSB: 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.
9 GLT And I have been with you in every{ place} that you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from your face. And I will make for you a great name like the name of the great people who{ are} in the land. BSB BSB: 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.
10 GLT And I will put a place for my people, for Israel, and I will plant him that he may live in his place, and he will not tremble anymore, and the sons of iniquity will not continue to afflict him, as formerly, BSB BSB: 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
11 GLT and from the day when I commanded judges over my people, Israel. And I will give rest to you from all your enemies.“And Yahweh declares to you that a house Yahweh will make for you. BSB BSB: and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
13 GLT He himself will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom until forever. BSB BSB: He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 GLT I myself will become a father to him, and he himself will become a son to me that, when he sins, and I will reproach him with a rod of men and with the blows of the sons of man. BSB BSB: I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
15 GLT But my kindness will not turn aside from you as I turned aside from with Saul, whom I turned aside from before your faces. BSB BSB: But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
17 GLT According to all of these words and according to all of this vision, thus Nathan spoke to David. BSB BSB: So Nathan relayed to David all the words of this entire revelation.
18 GLT And King David went, and he sat to the face of Yahweh, and he said,“Who{ am} I, my Lord Yahweh, and who{ is} my house that you have brought me to here? BSB BSB: 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?
19 GLT And still this was small in your eyes, my Lord Yahweh. And you spoke even about the house of your servant from long ago. And this{ is} the law of humanity, my Lord Yahweh! BSB BSB: And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?
20 GLT “What more will David continue to say to you? But you yourself know your servant, my Lord Yahweh. BSB BSB: What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
21 GLT For the sake of your word and according to your heart you have done all this greatness, by making your servant know{ it}. BSB BSB: For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant.
22 GLT “Therefore, you are great, my Lord Yahweh, because there is no one like you and there is no God except you, in everything that we have heard with our ears. BSB BSB: How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
23 GLT And who{ is} like your people, like Israel— one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for himself as a people and to set for himself a name and to do for them the greatness and the fearful things for your land, from before the face of your people who you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? BSB BSB: And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
24 GLT And you established for yourself your people Israel, for yourself, as a people until forever. And you yourself, Yahweh, became God for them. BSB BSB: For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God.
25 GLT “And now, Yahweh God, the word which you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, confirm until forever and do just as you have spoken. BSB BSB: And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
26 GLT And may your name be great until forever, saying,‘Yahweh of Hosts{ is} God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established to your face. BSB BSB: so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You.
27 GLT “For you, Yahweh of Hosts{ are} the God of Israel. You have uncovered the ear of your servant, saying,‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore, your servant has found his heart to pray to you this prayer. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
28 GLT “And now, my Lord Yahweh, you{ are} he, the God, and your words are true. And you have spoken concerning your servant this good thing. BSB BSB: And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
29 GLT And now, be resolved and bless the house of your servant to be to your face forever. For you yourself, my Lord Yahweh, have spoken and from your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.” BSB BSB: Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”
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