³ But God said to me, ^(A)‘You may not build a house for my name, for you are a man of war and have shed blood.’

⁸ But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ^(A)‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.

⁴ “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^(A)It is not you who will build me a house to dwell in.

⁸ But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas ^(A)it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. ⁹ Nevertheless, it is not you who shall build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’

^3 (A)“You know that David my father could not build a house for the name of the Lord his God ^(B)because of the warfare with which his enemies surrounded him, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet.

⁵ “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^(A)Would you build me a house to dwell in? ⁶ I have not lived in a house ^(B)since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about ^(C)in a tent for my dwelling. ⁷ In all places where ^(D)I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with ^(E)any of the judges^[a] of Israel, whom I commanded ^(F)to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’ ⁸ Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, ^(G)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince^[b] over my people Israel. ^9 (H)And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. ¹⁰ And I will appoint a place for my people Israel ^(I)and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place ^(J)and be disturbed no more. ^(K)And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, ^11 (L)from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And ^(M)I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that ^(N)the Lord will make you a house. ^12 (O)When your days are fulfilled and ^(P)you lie down with your fathers, ^(Q)I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (R)He shall build a house for my name, and ^(S)I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.