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But that night God said to Nathan, ‘Go and tell my servant David, “The Lord says this: You are not the right man to build a house for me to live in. From the time that I brought the Israelites safely out of Egypt until now, I have never lived in a house. I have lived in a tent as my home as I travelled from place to place.

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

“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You(A) are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another.

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