12. When your time comes and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13. He will build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14. I will be a father to him, and he will be a son to Me. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a human rod and with blows from others.
15. But My faithful love will never leave him as I removed it from Saul; I removed him from your way.
16. Your house and kingdom will endure before Me forever, and your throne will be established forever.’ ”
17. Nathan spoke all these words and this entire vision to David.
18. Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said,Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?
19. What You have done so far was a little thing to You, Lord God, for You have also spoken about Your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation for mankind, Lord God.
20. What more can David say to You? You know Your servant, Lord God.
21. Because of Your word and according to Your will, You have revealed all these great things to Your servant.
22. This is why You are great, Lord God. There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.
23. And who is like Your people Israel? God came to one nation on earth in order to redeem a people for Himself, to make a name for Himself, and to perform for them great and awesome acts, driving out nations and their gods before Your people You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
24. You established Your people Israel to be Your own people forever, and You, Lord, have become their God.