1. And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,
2. that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedars, and the ark of God dwells under curtains.
3. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thy heart; for Jehovah is with thee.
4. And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,
5. Go and say to my servant, to David, Thus saith Jehovah: Wilt thou build me a house for me to dwell in?
6. For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.
7. In all my going about with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye me not a house of cedars?