1 Chronicles 17:1-15 - Yahweh's Covenant With David
1 And as David dwelt in his house he said to Nathan the prophet, "Lo, I dwell in a house of cedar tree: and the Ark of the LORD's covenant dwelleth under curtains."
2 And Nathan said to David, "Do all that is in thine heart, for God is with thee."
3 But the same night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 4 "Go and tell David my servant, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: thou shalt not build me a house to dwell in. 5 For I have dwelt in no house since I brought out the children of Israel unto this day: But have gone from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another. 6 Neither in any place wheresoever I have walked throughout all Israel, spake I ever one word to any of the judges of Israel which I commanded to feed my people, saying, 'Why build ye me not a house of Cedar tree?'
7 Now therefore thus say unto my servant David, 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: I took thee out of the pasture from after sheep, that thou shouldest be captain over my people Israel. 8 And I have been with thee in all thou tookest in hand, and have weeded out all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a name like the name of the greatest men of the earth. 9 And I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will make it fast, and they shall dwell under it and shall move no more. Neither shall the children of wickedness vex them any more as at the beginning, 10 and since the time I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and will bring under all thine enemies - for I told thee that the LORD would build thee a house. 11 But when thy days be expired, that thou must go after thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons and will settle his kingdom. 12 He shall build me a house, and I will establish his seat forever. 13 I will be his father and he shall be my son, and I will not put my mercy away from him as I did from him that was before thee. 14 But I will set him in mine house and in my kingdom forever, and his seat shall be sure forever.'"
15 When Nathan had told David according to all these words, and to all this vision, king David went