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<A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For I dwelt not in a house from the day I brought up the sons of Israel from Egypt even to this day, and I shall be going in a tent and in a dwelling. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And in all where I went among all the sons of Israel spake I a word with one of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why built ye not to me a house of cedars?<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And now thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from quiet, from after the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And I will be with thee in all where thou wilt go, and I will cut off all thine enemies from thy face, and I made to thee a great name as the name of the great which are upon the earth. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And I set a place for my people, for Israel, and I planted him and he dwelt in his place, and he shall be no more moved; and the sons of iniquity shall not add to humble him as in the beginning. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And from the day I commanded judges over my people Israel, and I gave rest to thee from all thine enemies. And Jehovah announced to thee that Jehovah will make to thee a house. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>When thy days shall be filled up and thou shalt lie down with thy fathers, and I raised up thy seed after thee which shall come forth thy bowels, and I prepared his kingdom. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He shall build a house for my name, and I set the throne of his kingdom even to forever. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son; who in his sinning I struck him with the rod of men, and with the blows of the sons of men. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And my mercy I will not remove from him as I removed from Saul whom I removed from thy face. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And thy house was firm and thy kingdom even to forever before thee; thy throne shall be prepared even to forever. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>According to all these words and according to all this vision so spake Nathan to David.<p> <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_chronicles/17.htm#16">1 Chronicles 17:16–27</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And king David will come and sit before Jehovah, and say, Who am I Lord Jehovah? and who my house that thou broughtest me even to these? <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And this yet will be small in thine eyes, Lord Jehovah; and thou wilt speak also to the house of thy servant for remoteness. And this the law of man, Lord Jehovah? <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And what shall David yet add to speak to thee? for thou knewest thy servant, Lord Jehovah. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For sake of thy word and according to thy heart thou didst all this greatness to make thy servant know. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For this thou wert great, Jehovah God: for none as thee, for no God beside thee according to all we heard in our ears. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And who as thy people, as Israel, one nation in the earth whom God went to redeem to him for a people, and to set up for him a name, and to do for you greatness and wonderful things for thy land from the face of thy people whom thou didst redeem to thee from Egypt, nations and his tents. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And thou wilt prepare to thyself thy people Israel to thee for a people, even to forever. And thou Jehovah wert to them for God. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And now, Jehovah God the word that thou spakest concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, set up even to forever, and do as thou spakest. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And thy name shall be great even to forever, saying, Jehovah of armies the God over Israel: and the house of thy servant David shall be prepared before thee. <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For thou, Jehovah of armies, the God of Israel, thou didst open the ear of thy servant, saying, I will build to thee an house: for this thy servant found his heart to pray to thee this prayer. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And now, Lord Jehovah, thou that God, and thy words shall be true, and thou wilt speak to thy servant this goodness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/7-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And now be willing and bless the house of thy servant to be forever before thee: for thou, Lord Jehovah, spakest: and from thy blessing the house of thy servant shall be blessed forever.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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