2 Samuel 7:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

David’s Wish to Build a House for God^(A)

7 While King David was living in his house, the Lord gave him peace with all his enemies around him. ² So the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look, I’m living in a house made of cedar, while the ark of God remains in the tent.”

³ Nathan told the king, “Do everything you have in mind, because the Lord is with you.”