2 Samuel 7:10-29

New King James Version

¹⁰ Moreover I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will ^(A)plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more; ^(B)nor shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore, as previously, ^11 (C)since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord ^[a]tells you ^(D)that He will make you a ^[b]house.

^12 (E)“When your days are fulfilled and you ^(F)rest with your fathers, ^(G)I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. ^13 (H)He shall build a house for My name, and I will ^(I)establish the throne of his kingdom forever. ^14 (J)I will be his Father, and he shall be ^(K)My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the ^[c]blows of the sons of men. ¹⁵ But My mercy shall not depart from him, ^(L)as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ¹⁶ And ^(M)your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before ^[d]you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

¹⁷ According to all these words and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.

David’s Thanksgiving to God^(N)

¹⁸ Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: ^(O)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? ¹⁹ And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. ^(P)Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? ²⁰ Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, ^(Q)know Your servant. ²¹ For Your word’s sake, and according to Your own heart, You have done all these great things, to make Your servant know them. ²² Therefore ^(R)You are great, ^[e]O Lord God. For ^(S)there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ^(T)ears. ²³ And who is like Your people, like Israel, ^(U)the one nation on the earth whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make for Himself a name—and to do for Yourself great and awesome deeds for Your land—before ^(V)Your people whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, the nations, and their gods? ²⁴ For ^(W)You have made Your people Israel Your very own people forever; ^(X)and You, Lord, have become their God.

²⁵ “Now, O Lord God, the word which You have spoken concerning Your servant and concerning his house, establish it forever and do as You have said. ²⁶ So let Your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of Your servant David be established before You. ²⁷ For You, O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

²⁸ “And now, O Lord God, You are God, and ^(Y)Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. ²⁹ Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue before You forever; for You, O Lord God, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed ^(Z)forever.”