he said to Nathan(A) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house(B) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”(C)

Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,(D) go ahead and do it, for the Lord is with you.”

But that night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:

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That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.

And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,

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